Unit name | France 1940-44: Occupation and Resistance |
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Unit code | FREN20037 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Raymond |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites | |
School/department | Department of French |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will examine the nature of the co-existence of the people of France with their occupiers during World War II, the way it was justified and the channels through which it operated, at grassroots and government level. The emergence of a resistance to the occupation will be analysed in terms of the actors within and outside France, and as a social as well as a paramilitary force.
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.
1 x 1500-word commentary in French (30%), testing ILOs 1-5 and 1 x 2500-word essay (70%), testing ILOs 1-5.
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