Spring 2022  |  FREN 5350 Section 001: Topics in Literature and Culture -- Remnants of the Sacred: Literature & Religion (66856)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
12 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 12
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Problem, period, author, or topic of interest. See Class Schedule. prereq: 3101 or equiv
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?chaou001+FREN5350+Spring2022
Class Description:

Can we say that secularization is a process that broke entirely with religion and the sacred, or that the modern West has recycled and transformed elements of religion? Throughout the 20th century French thought has flirted with a secular mystique, with a return to a God beyond Being, or a return to archaic and obscure remnants of the sacred. Immanent or transcendent, the sacred remains, among atheist authors, or authors who have explicitly returned to religion.


This course will be taught in English with the possibility of writing and reading in French or English. We will read books or articles by Andre Breton, Georges Bataille, Rene Guenon, Levinas, Simone Weill, Lacan, Blanchot, and Derrida among others. The course will be completed by excerpts of books by historians of secularization and historians of "postmodern" philosophy.


Who Should Take This Class?:
Students in MA and beyond, French, Religious Studies, Cultural Studies, English, Philosophy
Learning Objectives:
Familiarizing students with 20th century French thought, as well as an overview of the multiple forms that the sacred and the religious take in a "disenchanted" world.
Grading:
Class participation, class presentation, short essay and long research paper.
Exam Format:
NA
Class Format:
Lecture and Discussion
Workload:
100 pages minimum, 200 pages maximum to read per week. Short paper around the mid-term.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66856/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 October 2021

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