Francophone Cultures through Film
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Francophone Cultures through Film by Nabil Boudraa
An engaging, content-based book for incorporating Francophone cinema and culture into advanced French Language courses or Francophone Studies courses. Each chapter of the book is devoted to a single feature film and includes aids for students watching the film, discussing and writing about the film, and understanding the film within the cultural context. The films come from all regions of the Francophone world, from Vietnam to Algeria to Haiti, and are organized chronologically from the colonial experience to today.
Features:
- A great selection of fifteen easily accessible feature filmsfrom all areas of the Francophone world that students are sure to enjoy;
- Analysis of pre-selected scenesthat are clearly indicated where they are in the film, giving the class an easy starting point for in-depth study;
- Relevant readings at the end of each chapter, including interviews with Francophone directors and literary selections;
- Contextualized, pre-viewing vocabulary listsof just the right length, preparing the students for the film;
- Group discussion activitiesin every chapter that engage the class with the themes of the course;
- And more!
Nabil Boudraa is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Oregon State University (U.S.A.). Among his publications: an edited book on the Algerian writer Kateb Yacine, and a special issue of the poetry review To Topos, entitled North African Voices. He has also published articles on Albert Camus, Berber oral poetry, and Maghrebian literature. Joseph Krause is Professor of French and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University. He is co-editor of the journal To Topos: Poetry International. His creative work has appeared in numerous Francophone literary journals on several continents. He has published seven books of poetry including most recently, Geographies (2006) and L'Appauvrissement (2004).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781585103119 |
| ISBN 10 | 158510311X |
| Title | Francophone Cultures through Film |
| Author | Nabil Boudraa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co |
| Year published | 2013-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 257 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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