HIST 1446

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HIST 1446
FWS: France and its Empire

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

The history of France is inseparable from that of its empire. In this seminar, we will look at various places within the French Empire (Indochina and Algeria, the Caribbean and West Africa) insofar as they came to bear on "French" history. While particular attention will be placed on the specificities of the French Republic and its civilizing mission, students will write about broader themes including race, cultural difference, migration, economic development, and political representation. In addition to engaging with how historians and theorists have addressed the complicated and mutually influential relationships between metropole and colony, students will also work with extensively with primary sources, including writings by anticolonial activists Aimé Césaire, Ho Chi Minh, and more recently Christiane Taubira.

When Offered Fall.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18330 HIST 1446   SEM 101

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