French Literature in Translation

Fear & Trembling

Jessica McBride — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:51:22 +0000

In this section, we’ll read and view Amelie Nothomb’s comical auto-fiction about her return to Japan, her new job and her experiences with culture shock.

Benoît Duteurtre THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE CIGARETTE

Jessica McBride — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:42:00 +0000

In this section, we’ll take a look at a more contemporary novel that satires many aspects of today’s society. Try to make some connections between the message in the book and this PSA from Canada about banning smoking in bars and restaurants.

Ousmane Sembene

Jessica McBride — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:56:44 +0000

Senegal – Different modes of storytelling

Jessica McBride — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:29:11 +0000

Here is a video of African griots at work passing on ancestral stories using the oral tradition. We’ll also check out the written mode with Mariama Ba’s So Long a letter and the cinematic mode with Ousmane Sembene’s film adaptation of his book Xala.

Surrealist Art/ Poetry

Jessica McBride — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:19:07 +0000

Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain

Jessica McBride — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:07:20 +0000

One of many THE LITTLE PRINCE inspired videos…

Jessica McBride — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:02:28 +0000

Existential cartoons are fun

Jessica McBride — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:07:50 +0000