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Nishat MhamudFRE 410: Senior Thesis ProposalDr. Phillip Ojo
Topi:
Multiulturalism o! Frane throu"h Film
#ourse Desription:$ %ill in&esti"ate important ultural and
historial moments inontemporar' Frane that ha&e shaped the
identit' o! Frenh andFranophone ommunities %ith a speial emphasis
on ho% it isdepited in (lm. ) entral onern %ill *e the ontinual
!ormation o!these identities %ithin the omple+ times o! the
,0thentur' and post-olonial deades. This inludes de(nin" the ideal/
Frenh identit' and%hih "roups %ere inluded and %hih "roups %ere
e+luded !rom theideal/ Frenh identit' and ho% did inema apture this
proess.
O*jeti&e:
Demonstrate no%led"e o! major e&ents in the
ontemporar'histor' o! Frane and the Franophone %orld
)nal'2e and interpret inemati !orm and (lm
Desi"n a %ell-or"ani2ed anal'tial projet or paper thatsummari2es
no%led"e !rom the ourse material
Preliminar' Readin":
#orri"an Timoth'. ) Short 3uide to ritin" a*out Film 5,0067.
Ne% 8or: Pearson9on"man
illiams )lan. Repu*li o! $ma"es: ) ;istor' o! Frenh
Filmmain". #am*rid"e: ;ar&ard ;omme. ,00?.
Films ist:
$nh>)llah Dimanhe 5,0017
Paris @e T>)ime 5,00A7
$ndohine 51==,7
Monsieur $*rahim 5,00B7 The #lass 5,00?7
a ;aine 51==67
Persepolis 5,00C7
)melie 5,0007
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)ssi"nments:
Eah (lm &ie%in" %ill *e !ollo%ed %ith a %ritin" assi"nment
5,p"s7summari2in" and anal'2in" the (lm
ee 1: )melieee ,: The #lassee B: Paris @e T>)imeee 4:
Monsieur $*rahimee 6: a ;aineee A: Persopolisee C: $nh>)llah
Dimanhe
ee ?: Persopolisee =: Paper9Projet Rou"h Dra!tee 10:
Paper9Projet Su*mission
E&aluation:The %ritin" assi"nments %ill onstitute !or ,0 o!
the "rade %hereasthe (nal paper9projet %ill aount !or ?0 o! the
"rade
Meetin"s:Meetin"s %ill *e onduted at least in a *i-%eel' manner
eitherthrou"h person or throu"h phone the' %ill entail updates
and
su*mission o! %ritten assi"nments.
Pre-#ourse Preparation:This ourse %ill *e an in-depth e+tension
o! m' "lo*al a%arenesse+periene in Paris and Toulouse#ontemporar'
Frane: ) #ulturalMosai m' ourse%or in FRE ,B0: Frenh9Franophone
#ultures as%ell as m' stud' a*road e+periene in Daar Sene"al. This
ourse %illaGord an opportunit' to e+pand on m' de&eloped
no%led"e on themultiulturalism o! Frane *' appl'in" that no%led"e
to (lm andinema representation. This ourse %ill satis!' m' seond
Frenheleti&e reHuirement !or m' major %hih is other%ise not
oGered
durin" the Sprin" ,016 semester
