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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : French

116-278/378 Foreignness, Integration and Exclusion: Culture and Identity in Contemporary France and Germany

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr Bernadette Dejean de la Bâtie and Professor Tony Stephens

Prerequisite/s:

116-115 or equivalent.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

3 hours (lecture and tutorial) per week

Content:

French/German identity and the assimilation of foreigners; the colonisation and de-colonisation of Algeria; regional versus national identity in France; the 'guest worker', 'asylum seeker' and 'ethnic German' presences in Germany; the status of children of non-citizens; illegal foreign residents; racism and anti-racism; nationality and citizenship. Students who complete this subject should: be able to analyse critically the terms in which the debates concerning immigration and the status of foreign residents are conducted in France and Germany; be able to discriminate among statements of opinion, interpretations and facts regarding the definition and redefinition of the notions of culture, identity and French-Ness/'Germanness'; be able to develop coherent arguments to support their own analyses and interpretations.

Assessment:

One seminar paper (30 min) subsequently written up (1500-2000 words); one essay (2000 words); one one-hour test.

Prescribed Texts:

All prescribed materials for the course will be supplied as a course reader with supplements.


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