From Colonial France to Multicultural France

Code:

LLC025

Acronym:

FCFM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	French Studies

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LLC	5	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course will offer a multidisciplinary reflection on the historical, cultural, political and sociological evolution of France from the colonial era to the present day.
Much of the course will be structured around discussionions and debates on the issue of coexistence, multiculturality and integration into the society of a country which aims to be one and indivisible, but that has deeply changed.

Learning outcomes and competences

The course aims to give students the keys for a better understanding of the social, cultural and political aspects and complexities of contemporary France.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

None

Program

1. Historical perspective on the French colonization.

2. The process of decolonization based on the examples of Indochina and the Algerian war.

3. Reflections and debates on topics related to French comtemporary society, especially in the field of integration, immigration, tolerance, Islam, great replacement, decolonialism.

4. Work on novel, song, Youtube and cinema.

Mandatory literature

Milena Doytcheva; Le multiculturalisme, La Découverte, 2005. ISBN: 2-7071-4373-1
Amin Maalouf; Les identités meurtrières, Grasset & Fasquelle, 1998. ISBN: 978-2-253-15005-3
Bruno Etienne, Henri Giordan, Robert Laffont; Le temps du pluriel: la France dans l'Europe multiculturelle, Broché, 1999
Renaud Camus; Le grand remplacement, David Reinharc, 2011
Éric Zemmour; Le suicide français, Albin Michel, 2014
Laurent Obertone; La France interdite, Ring, 2018
M. Le Bris & J. Rouaud ; Je suis un autre : Pour une identité-monde, Gallimard, 2010
François Durpaire; Enseignement de l’histoire et diversité culturelle. “Nos ancêtres ne sont pas les Gaulois”, Hachette, 2002
Alain Finkielkraut (dir.) ; Qu’est-ce que la France ?, Stock, 2007
François Jullien; Il n'y a pas d'identité culturelle, L'Herne, 2017
Jean-Claude Barreau; La France va-t-elle disparaître ?, Grasset et Fasquelle, 1997
Jean-Claude Barreau; Liberté, égalité, immigration ?, L'Artilleur, 2016

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course provides a theroretical and practical approach of the addressed topics through the use of articles, films,...

Software

TV5 Monde
France 24
Sigarra

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Social changes
Humanities > History > Modern history > Colonial history
Social sciences > Geography > Geopolitics
Humanities > History > Social history
Humanities > History > Modern history
Social sciences > Cultural studies > European studies > French studies
Social sciences > Cultural studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	30,00
Teste	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	35,00
Estudo autónomo	73,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% class attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Tests: 50%
Participation: 10%
Presentation: 40%

Examinations or Special Assignments

None

Internship work/project

None

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

None

Classification improvement

To one test only and on explicit demand.

Observations

None