Unit information: France in Ferment 1870-1940 in 2022/23

Unit name	France in Ferment 1870-1940
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)	FREN10029
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	FREN20001
Units you may not take alongside this one	None
School/department	Department of French
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Unit Information

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

Your learning on this unit

Successful students will be able to:

1. demonstrate knowledge about this period of French social, cultural and political history;
2. select and synthesise relevant material in both English and French;
3. evaluate and analyse relevant material from a significant body of source materials in French as appropriate to level I;
4. respond to questions or problems by presenting their independent judgements in an appropriate style and at a high level of complexity;
5. articulate an advanced understanding of complex issues and to organise these into a coherent and persuasive whole.

How you will learn

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.

How you will be assessed

1. 2000 word essay (50%)
2. 2000 word press report, written in French (50%)

Both elements assess ILOs 1-5

Resources

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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.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

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. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.