French History and Culture

obligatory courses

Blended learning

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The course is an introduction to the history and culture of France from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. The course schedule is chronological and assumes that in the first semester issues will be discussed from the time of the Roman conquest to the French Revolution, with particular attention being paid to topics related to history and culture from the 11th to the end of the 18th century.

In the second semester there will be issues covering the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Classes will consist of two components - from the lecture and accompanying materials and tests to be performed on the Internet platform www.kampus.uw.edu.pl.

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A lecture on the History and Culture of France is an introduction to issues related to the history of France from the earliest to the 21st century and to the issues of the widely understood history of French culture. The topic of the topic is discussed and the extent to which it is developed.

The planned scope of the course in the first semester is as follows:

- France before France

- Selected issues concerning the history of France until the end of the 15th century

- Society and culture of the Middle Ages

- Selected issues concerning the 16th century France

- Society and culture of Renaissance France

- The birth and evolution of the absolute monarchy

- Times of Louis XIV - French court

- Society and culture to Ancien Regime

- Selected issues concerning the history of France of the 18th century

- Culture and art of the French Enlightenment

- France in crisis (end of 18th century)

- Selected issues concerning revolutionary France

Thematic scope of the second semester includes:

- France Times restaurant - politics and economy

- France First half of 19th century - culture and art

- The challenges of the July monarchy and its fall

- II Republic and II Empire - foreign policy and internal politics

- France II Empire - society, culture and art

- III Republic to the First World War

- France Belle Epoque

- World War I and the problems of postwar France

- Annees folles and the great crisis - society and culture

- The Second World War

IV Republic - Foreign and Internal Policy

- V Republic - birth, institutions

- The intellectual and artistic life of post-war France

The course assumes the regular work of students both through participation in lectures and through activity on the e-learning platform www.kampus.uw.edu.pl. The materials provided here will allow you to broaden your audience's knowledge of additional topics.

Listeners will be obliged to approach the short text after each lecture, which will contain questions about the issues discussed during the lecture as well as the issues and texts of the source texts proposed on the e-learning platform. At designated times, the test will be repeated several times and the final grade will be the average of all approaches.

Aprile Sylvie, Histoire de France. 1815-1878, Belin, 2014

Baszkiewicz Jan, Historia Francji, Ossolineum, 2008

Beaupré Nicolas, Histoire de France. 1914-1945, Belin, 2014

Beaurepaire Pierre-Yves, Histoire de France. 1715-1789, Belin, 2014

Drévillon Hervé, Cornette Joël, Histoire de France, 1629-1715, Belin, 2014

Duby Georges, Mandrou Robert, Historia kultury francuskiej, PWN, Hewitt Nicholas The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture, Cambridge University Press, 2003

Duclert Vincent, Histoire de France. 1870-1914, Belin, 2014

Dulewicz Andrzej, Encyklopedia sztuki francuskiej, WAiF/PWN, 1997

Dybeł et al. Historia literatury francuskiej, PWN, 2006

Hall Aleksander, Francja i wielcy Francuzi, Iskry, 2007

Hamon Philippe, Histoire de France. 1453-1559, Belin, 2014

Kidd William, Contemporary French Cultural Studies, Routledge, 2000

Kowalski Jacek et al. Dzieje kultury francuskiej, PWN, 2007

Le Roux Nicolas, Histoire de France. 1559-1629, Belin, 2014

Prost Antoine, Zarys historii Francji w XX wieku, Universitas, 1997

Zancarini-Fournel Michelle, Delacroix Christian, Histoire de France. 1945-2005, Belin, 2014

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After finishing the classes the student will be able to:

- order all the political regimes of France from the Revolution to the present

- give the basic characteristics of each system, including the most important historical figures

- characterize the basic cultural phenomena of each epoch

K_W03 knows basic concepts and the corresponding terms used to describe language, literature, and culture

K_W12 has knowledge of French and French-speaking cultures

K_U01 can use a variety of sources and ways, including modern information technology, to search, analyze, evaluate, select, and use the information needed to participate in the class; Uses basic lexicographic and grammar sources

K_U04 is able to use basic theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts specific to linguistics and literary science.

K_K07 is aware of the responsibility for preserving the cultural heritage of the studied region, country, and Europe

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The final grade (semester credit) consists of the following:

- class attendance: 4 absences are allowed, regardless of whether they are excused or not. In synchronous lectures attendance can also be checked. In case of asynchronous lectures, the attendance is considered watching the video lecture posted on the platform.

- Activity on the e-learning platform - during the semester students will perform a certain number of tasks. The average of these tasks will be a component of the final course grade. Sub-tests may be taken several times within the time limit.

- result from two in-class tests - the first will be a mid-term test covering the material from the first half of the class, the second will be a semester test covering all topics covered from the beginning to the end of the semester. These tests may be taken only on the scheduled dates.

If it is not possible to organize stationary tests (one or both), they will be organized remotely.

The final grade will be calculated according to the following proportions:

- result from tasks completed on the platform - 40%

- result from the in-class tests - 60%.

In order to receive a credit in the first term, a minimum of 60% of points is required.

NOTE - in order to receive a pass in the second term, a minimum of 70% of points should be collected.

The assessment methods and criteria may be changed due to the current epidemic situation. Their equivalents will be established together with course participants, and in accordance with the guidelines of the University of Warsaw. The particular assessment methods and criteria will be presented by the course instructor during the first classes or will be sent through USOS.