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PL30017: French national option F3: La femme en France au vingtième siècle

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take EU20011
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to introduce students to various aspects of feminist thought and to situate some of the main debates within feminism. It will seek to explore the position of women in France throughout the 20th century.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
* apply some gender theory to events in 20th French history
* explain the position of women in 20th century French society
* explain some of the debates around gender, race and citizenship in contemporary France
* put together seminar presentations and write seminar papers in French.

Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, effective communication in the target language, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit.

Content:
This unit will first devote itself to exploring a range of feminist ideas. It will then move in to discussions based on student presentations around a series of themes related to women's experience of the 20th century. These might include: women and first wave feminism, suffragism, women and the world wars, second wave feminism and women's activism, women and violence, politics and power, representations of women in the media, women in enthnic minorities. Key text: Claire Laubier (ed) , The Condition of Women in France, 1945 to the present, Routledge,1990.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PL30017 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB13 : BA (hons) French and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB08 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB09 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB05 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB04 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UXXX-AYB05 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.