Unit name | France in Ferment 1870-1940 |
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Unit code | FREN20063 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Hurcombe |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) | |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) | |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | Department of French |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit explores a key moment in French history and the confrontation between differing ideas of the nation through the study of the social and cultural history of France between 1870 and 1940. Students will begin by examining competing utopian visions that sought to impose themselves on the chaos of France as it emerged from the Franco-Prussian war (1870); these include differing forms of republicanism, but also Catholicism and monarchism. We then go on to study the consolidation of republicanism (through, for example, secularisation of the state and colonial expansion) before examining points of resistance in anticolonial and first-wave feminist movements. Finally, we consider the resurgence of new expressions of utopianism in a range of radical politico-cultural movements of the early twentieth century from internationalism and the Popular Front to the authoritarian conservatism of the National revolution, which put an end to the Third Republic
Successful students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.
Both elements assess ILOs 1-5
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
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