Program Overview

Contesting Frenchness: Francophone Literatures (FREN0018)

Key Information

• Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Teaching department: School of European Languages, Culture and Society
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: Language pre-requisites apply to this module. Students not already studying at post A-level in the language may not be eligible and must seek approval prior to registering.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This course aims to introduce a selection of texts from twentieth-century francophone literature, examining the formal and aesthetic preoccupations of francophone writings politically contesting Frenchness. This course also explores the engagement of francophone writers with a range of topics such as alienation, identity, tradition, modernity, colonialism, ethnicity, sexuality, language, bilingualism, and biculturalism.

Primary Texts

• J-P Sartre, 'Orphťe noir' (preface), Anthologie de la nouvelle poťsie nŤgre et malgache
• L.S. Senghor, Anthologie de la nouvelle poťsie nŤgre et malgache
• Aimť Cťsaire, Discours sur le colonialisme
• Aimť Cťsaire, Une TempÍte
• Leila Sebbar, Une enfance algťrienne
• Frantz Fanon, Peau noire, masques blancs

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

Intended Teaching Term: Term 1, Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Fixed-time remote activity
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 0
• Module leader: Professor Azzedine Haddour

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.