Thinking-It-Through II

FRENCH 361

In this course we will explore the ethical and aesthetic questions that arise in literal or metaphorical depictions of the transplant. How can the boundaries between "self" and "other" be bridged, and how do these transfers affect individual identity? Can a part of one's body ever be a gift freely given? What does it mean for migrants to be incorporated in, or rejected from, a society? Is it possible for the dead to "live on" within another? Is poetic language itself a form of linguistic "transplant"? Even before the widespread practice of organ transplantation, writers have used the ideas of transplants and grafts to investigate these questions about identities, relationships, and the self. We will trace these discourses in literature, graphic novels, and film from the thirteenth century to the present, thinking about their relevance to the contemporary world. The course is taught entirely in French. Prereq: In-Perspective or Fr 308. This course counts towards the French for Medical Professionals track.
Course Attributes: EN H; BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; FA HUM; AR HUM

Section 01

Thinking-It-Through II
INSTRUCTOR: Singer
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