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An engaging, content-based book for incorporating Francophone cinema and culture into advanced French Language courses or Francophone Studies courses. Each chapter of the book is devoted to a single feature film and includes aids for students watching the film, discussing and writing about the film, and understanding the film within the cultural context. The films come from all regions of the Francophone world, from Vietnam to Algeria to Haiti, and are organized chronologically from the colonial experience to today. Features: A great selection of fifteen easily accessible feature films from all areas of the Francophone world that students are sure to enjoy; Analysis of pre-selected scenes that are clearly indicated where they are in the film, giving the class an easy starting point for in-depth study; Relevant readings at the end of each chapter, including interviews with Francophone directors and literary selections; Contextualized, pre-viewing vocabulary lists of just the right length, preparing the students for the film; Group discussion activities in every chapter that engage the class with the themes of the course; And more!

Table of Contents:
List of Films Preface and acknowledgments Introduction To the Instructor Vocabulaire du Cinema Comment exprimer votre opinion ? List of Acronyms Part 1: The Colonial Experience Chapter 1: Rue Cases-Negres La Martinique Rue Cases-Negres Activites Bibliographie Chapter 2: Indigenes Algerie Indigenes Activites Bibliographie Chapter 3: Lumumba : La Mort du Prophete Republique Democratique du Congo Lumumba : La Mort du Prophete Activites Bibliographie Part 2: Struggles for Independence Chapter 4: La Bataille d'Alger Algerie La Bataille d'Alger Activites Bibliographie Chapter 5: Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask La Martinique Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Activites Bibliographie Chapter 6: Lumumba Republique Democratique du Congo Lumumba Activites Bibliographie Part 3: Cultural Diversity Chapter 7: Un ete A La Goulette La Tunisie Un ete A La Goulette Activites Bibliographie Chapter 8: L'Auberge Espagnole La France L'Auberge Espagnole Activites Bibliographie Chapter 9: Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis La France Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis Activites Bibliographie Part 4: Immigration and Exile Chapter 10: Salut Cousin ! Algerie Salut Cousin ! Activites Bibliographie Chapter 11: Pieces d'identites Republique Democratique du Congo Pieces d'identites Activites Bibliographie Chapter 12: La Grande Seduction Le Quebec La Grande Seduction Activites Bibliographie Part 5: Women in the Francophone World Chapter 13: Faat Kine Le Senegal Faat Kine Activites Bibliographie Chapter 14: Indochine Le Vietnam Indochine Activites Bibliographie Chapter 15: Poto Mitan: Haitian Women Pillars of the Global Economy Haiti Poto Mitan: Haitian Women Pillars of the Global Economy Activites Bibliographie Bibliography List of Distributors Internet Resources Index

About the Author :
Nabil Boudraa is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Oregon State University. Cecile Accilien is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Cultures at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia.

Review :
"This text examines a wide variety of films from various areas of the Francophone world. Students are sure to enjoy every one of the films." -- Mary Vogl, Colorado State University "Boudraa and Accilien's Francophone Cultures through Film fills a wide gap in textbooks about Francophone film and cultural studies." -- Samira Sayeh, University of Kansas "Courses based on textbooks like this are the wave of the future." -- Jarrod Hayes, University of Michigan


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781585103119
  • Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
  • Publisher Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 654 gr
  • ISBN-10: 158510311X
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 257
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 204 mm


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