Develops students’ understanding of La Francophonie by means of a variety of literary texts from the Francophone world, with special attention to Francophone postcolonial literature in Africa, the Caribbean, Canada, Asia, Polynesia, and the Indian Ocean. It will focus on a number of themes, including colonialism and the other, through the reading and discussion of literary works with analysis of social, historical, and political issues. Prerequisites: FREN 101, 102, 201, 202, 230, 241