University Open Air: First part—Beauty and Ugliness in French and Francophone Literature and the Arts
French society’s obsession with taste shows up in many areas. In this two-part course we will interrogate notions such as Beauty & ugliness and Poetic beauty and /or lack thereof in the second part.
In this course, we will examine some laudatory and critical devices used in some emblematic works to present the concept of beauty and ugliness. We will start in the XVII century literature and visual arts to arrive in modern times. We will examine the works of Madame de Lafayette, Balzac, Malick Sidibe, among others. In the last section of the course, we will watch excerpts from movies who contribute to the conversation about beauty and ugliness.
Nadia Bongo is a French language and literature teacher. With a Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from Aix Marseille Université, she taught French Language, Literature, and Research for the French Academy for six years. She feels fortunate to have two passions: teaching and writing. In Spring 2021, Nadia was a Brooklyn Poets fellow and Poet of the Week that Fall. Her work has appeared in the NYPL zine, Newtown Literary, Litro magazine online, and elsewhere. In March, she will be teaching an online French translation course with emphasis on writing for Catapult.
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French society’s obsession with taste shows up in many areas. In this two-part course we will interrogate notions such as Beauty & ugliness and Poetic beauty and /or lack thereof in the second part.
In this course, we will examine some laudatory and critical devices used in some emblematic works to present the concept of beauty and ugliness. We will start in the XVII century literature and visual arts to arrive in modern times. We will examine the works of Madame de Lafayette, Balzac, Malick Sidibe, among others. In the last section of the course, we will watch excerpts from movies who contribute to the conversation about beauty and ugliness.
Nadia Bongo is a French language and literature teacher. With a Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from Aix Marseille Université, she taught French Language, Literature, and Research for the French Academy for six years. She feels fortunate to have two passions: teaching and writing. In Spring 2021, Nadia was a Brooklyn Poets fellow and Poet of the Week that Fall. Her work has appeared in the NYPL zine, Newtown Literary, Litro magazine online, and elsewhere. In March, she will be teaching an online French translation course with emphasis on writing for Catapult.
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