Makeup and Mirrors: Facing the Face
FREN 250
Spring 2007
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01
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When French surgeons succeeded, in 2005, in transplanting a woman¿s face, ethical debate flared. The human face is considered not just the representation but the very incarnation of individual identity, and yet we know that "appearances should not be trusted," or that "beauty is only skin deep"... In this course, we will read literary and theoretical works that ponder (among other things), the meaning of the face, its truth and its disguises. We will also study an example from the world of cinema, the classic French horror film "Les yeux sans visage" (Franju, 1959). Topics include narcissism, the portrait and self-portrait, physiognomy, beauty, aging, makeup, and mirror-scenes. Emphasis will be placed on questions of gender identity and the masquerade, as well as race and stereotyping. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Colette, LA VAGABONDE (livre de Poche)
Michel Leiris, L'AGE D'HOMME (Folio)
Marguerite Duras, L'AMANT (Minuit)
Emmanuel Carrère, LA MOUSTACHE (Folio)
Additional short texts and extracts by Anzieu, Aumont, Baudelaire, Beauvoir, Cixous, Deleuze and Guattari, Lévinas, Satre and others.
Films:
"Les yeux sans visage" (Franju, 1959)
"L'Amant" (Annaud, 1992)
"La Moustache" (Carrère , 2005)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short papers, presentations. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
While any student who has completed FREN215 (with a minimum grade of B) or has placed out of FREN215 through the placement test may sign up for this course. It is an introductory course intended for students who have just completed FREN215 or not taken more than one course in French beyond FREN215 and not yet studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Readings, written assignments and class discussion will be in French. Only COL students may take this course for credit. All others must take it for a letter grade. |
| Instructor(s): Solomon,Julie Helen Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK312; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 2 |
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