France and the Muslim World
Summer 2023
July 11 - August 11
Course: FREN 3800-200
Instructor: Brian Valente-Quinn
Teaching Method: Online
Meets: Asynchronous
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Can Islam be French? Does the religion pose a threat to longstanding French traditions of secularism and free speech? Has France failed to integrate the offspring of earlier generations of Muslim immigrants? Is the French nation still paying for the sins of past colonial conquests in the Arab world and elsewhere?
In this course, we will explore these questions and their implications through movies, literature, history and contemporary social debates. Students will develop a critical vocabulary allowing them to contextualize current debates around immigration, the European Union, and the global fight against terrorism
This course fulfills the Global Perspective diversity requirement.
All discussions and readings are in English and there are no pre-requisites.
For more information, email Brian.Valente-Quinn@colorado.edu.