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FRNC3100: French and Francophone Visual Cultures 2

2025 unit information

This unit of study examines major French and Francophone theories that discuss power, gender and ethnicity in the 20th and 21st centuries. This unit will explore how such theories have analysed and transformed ways of thinking, living and creating in the French and Francophone worlds. Students will study and discuss theoretical concepts in dialogue with visual cultures, especially through the study of film and visual arts.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit French and Francophone Studies
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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FRNC1632 or FRNC3002 or FRNC3626 or FRNC2633 or FRNC3633
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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FRNC3690 or FRNC3693 or FRNC2681
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of visual cultures in French and Francophone contexts
  • LO2. Understand the interactions between socio-political and cultural events
  • LO3. Demonstrate an understanding of major concepts, theories and methods useful to analyse French and Francophone cultures
  • LO4. Undertake research in film studies and in visual arts
  • LO5. Apply theoretical and methodological frameworks to films and visual artworks

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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