Spring 2027

Visual Culture in French/francophone Studies

Explores French cultural aspects in painting, photography, film, and other visual media in relation to literature; taught in French.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.36 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.83 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify the basic structural elements of visual works of art, including but not limited to painting, cinema and comics.

  • Speak and write in French at the appropriate level.

  • Identify, compare, and contrast the visual rhetorical devices artists use and the effects they produce across genres.

  • Apply concepts of art, film, and comics analysis to perform close readings of works.

  • Recognize the ongoing role of visual cultures in the construction of French and Francophone cultures and identities.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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FRENCH 271

FRENCH 325

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.36 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.83 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

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Topics

  • French visual media and literature
  • Visual cultures and Francophone identity

Skills

  • Identifying structural elements of visual art
  • Speaking and writing in French
  • Comparing visual rhetorical devices across genres
  • Performing close readings using art, film, and comics analysis

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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