MLL 326W - Sexuality and Feminism in Francophone Literature and Cinema

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3; Social Justice; UWR
French and Francophone literature and cinema from a feminist perspective in order to reflect on the power of sexuality as both a means of oppression of women and a means of re-appropriation of female identity. Must earn C- (CR) or better for UWR credit.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-3 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice; University Writing Requirement
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area 3 requirements (lower division Area C requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Students will be able to describe ethnic and cultural diversity within the Franco-Phone world and the intersectionality of gender and race.
Students will be able to think critically and apply analytical reasoning to reading and writing about gender, feminism, ethnicities, systemic patriarchy, and their intersectionality.
Students will be able to convert their comprehension of theoretical texts into well-constructed essays while giving adequate credit to the sources of information used.
Students will be able to demonstrate their familiarity with literary, theoretical, and cinematic texts from the Franco-Phone world, their historical, and socio-cultural backgrounds.
Students will be able to critically assess issues concerning historical, political and social inequities, social injustice and how they intersect with issues of gender and race within the Franco-Phone world
Students will be able to compose well-constructed, informed essays, textual analyses, and oral presentations that focus on the issues studied.

GE-UD-3. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, values systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts or humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.