French 130: UNESCO World Heritage in the Francophone World: Memory, Culture and Diplomacy

Instructor: Elsa Duval

This course on UNESCO’s World heritage Program will allow you to acquire knowledge on diplomacy, memory, and culture of the Francophone world in the 21st century, through the prism of the international organization. Through a variety of documents such as newspaper articles, testimonies, administrative files, photographs, etc. students will examine the political, and cultural context of UNESCO’s world Heritage Program. You will thus learn to find, read, and analyze a wide range of primary sources. You will learn to analyze documents from an international organization and apply this knowledge to create a template for a World Heritage nomination. Taught in French.

TR 2-3:15  Haines A74