FMST 053. Course in Translation: French Detective Fiction and Film

(Cross-listed as LITR 079F)
Detective fiction has a long history in the urban literary and cinematic imagination of France and other French-speaking countries. This course focuses on several points of convergence: the history of urban detectives in various Francophone contexts; theories of genre; and stylized representations of the city, its architecture and populations. Taught in English; and there is a 0.5 credit French Attachment for students reading in French (FREN 079A).
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for GLBL-Paired
Catalog chapter: Film and Media Studies
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/film-media-studies

Access the class schedule to search for sections.

Close Window