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Culture and Politics in Contemporary France

The objective of the course is to understand the characteristics of contemporary France with an emphasis on the rapport between culture and politics.

Romantic history painting. Commemorates the French Revolution of 1830 (28July Revolution) 1830
Friheten på barrikaderna av Eugène Delacroix . Eugène Delacroix, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The course deals with some current relevant topics in the light of France's historical, social and political development in modern times. Topics that may be studied are, for example, the secular state, the characteristics of the Fifth Republic, the (de)centralized state, post-colonial France, the image of France as a culture-bearing nation, French language policy, nationalism, the cultural imprint of feminism, etc. The course provides a deeper understanding of these phenomena by studying both texts and debates as well as controversies around these cultural phenomena.

  • Course structure

    Seminars (discussions and presentations)

    Modules

    1 FPO (French politics) 1 KUL (French Culture)

    Teaching format

    Seminars (discussions and presentations). Seminars (discussions and presentations). During each seminar, the teacher presents some aspects of contemporary France and then opens a discussion with students about the course literature. To have an insight on how to prepare for a seminar, you can read the following design patterns:

    https://doi.org/10.17045/sthlmuni.16733167.v1 

    https://doi.org/10.17045/sthlmuni.16732768.v1

    Assessment

    Oral examination
    Paper

    Examiner

    Malin Roitman

  • Schedule

    The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.

  • Course literature

    Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  • More information

    For formal details about the courses, see syllabus. In good time before the start of the course, you will then see planning and documentation on the course's learning platform for the particular semester you are studying. It is important that students understand the principles of academic integrity (see the short movie)

  • Contact

Selected reading

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