LITERATURE AND MEDICINE IN FRENCH-SPEAKING CULTURES

FRENCH 464

Course Description

Choice of themes and periods studied will vary, and may range from historical surveys of the meanings of health and illness across the spectrum of French and Francophone cultures, to a close examination of texts or literary genres from a particular time that incorporate or respond to biomedical knowledge. Genre studied could include prose fiction, theater, creative non-fiction, film, comics, and works of medical popularization. Taught in French.

Prerequisties

FRENCH 321 or FRENCH 322

Satisfies

FRENCH 567 , FRENCH 568 , and FRENCH 569

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.8

7.58% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

3.33% from Historical

A Rate

60%

43.08% from Historical

Class Size

-51.61% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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