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 116-034 Quebec:Identity in a Globalising World

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Jane Warren

Prerequisites

116-007 French I: Cultural Perspectives and 116-008 French I: Language in Context II or equivalent.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines the dynamic relationships between language, culture and nationalism which help to construct the identity of the French-speaking province of Quebec in Canada. Students will be introduced to the cultural, social and political history of Quebec and become acquainted with basic features of québécois French. By paying particular attention to contemporary québécois film and television, and through selected linguistic and social documents, the subject focuses on the place of language in the past and present struggles over québécois identity. Consideration will also be given to ways in which 'the nation' is constructed within the narrative forms of cinema and television. The subject will be taught in French.

Assessment

A 20-minute class paper in French equivalent to 2000 words or a 1-hour test, and an essay of 2000 words in French.

Prescribed Texts

Materials prepared by the Department. Visual texts will be selected from the following:

  • D Arcand, Jésus de Montréal. 1989.
  • G Beitel, Bonjour! Shalom!. 1991.
  • P Falardeau, Octobre. 1994.
  • C Jutra, Mon oncle Antoine. 1971.
  • P Tanna, La Sarrasine. 1992.
  • Référendum: Prise deux/Take 2. 1996.
  • Television series, La petite vie. 1990s.


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