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FREN 39902 - Tracing Colonial Racism in Franco-Europe

Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
TRACING COLONIAL RACISM IN FRANCO-EUROPEAN COMIC BOOKS This course focuses on the representation of Black characters in popular Franco European comic book series such as The Adventures of Tintin, Lucky Luke, Spirou and Fantasio and Astérix. Originally published at a time when France and Belgium still possessed colonial empires, these series are products of their time and are filled with colonial ideology and racist imagery. The wars of decolonization/independence and the works of Francophone Caribbean and African intellectuals who initiated the Négritude, a movement that denounced colonialism and racism, have not been enough to stop these racist caricatures. Students will be expected to analyze the historical roots of these racist images, as well as be able to identify and question their usage in today’s Francophone graphic novels. This course will be conducted entirely in French. Prerequisite(s): FREN-21600