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21G.321 | Spring 2013 | Undergraduate

# Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures

#### Course Description

This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France, as well as the development of sentimentality within the family in a francophone context. Students will examine the personification of children, both as a source of inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal …
This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France, as well as the development of sentimentality within the family in a francophone context. Students will examine the personification of children, both as a source of inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal aimed at protecting future generations, and consider various representations of childhood and youth in literature (e.g., Pagnol, Proust, Sarraute, Lave, Morgievre), movies (e.g., Truffaut), and songs (e.g., Brel, Barbara). This course is taught entirely in French.

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Bruno Perreau

##### Departments

- Global Studies and Languages

##### Topics

- Humanities
  - Language
    - French
  - Literature
    - International Literature

##### Learning Resource Types

assignment Presentation Assignments
assignment Written Assignments
A small crowd of Parisian high school students interacting. (Image by Martin Le Roy on Flickr.)

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