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What does it mean to be a man or a woman? How has the way that we imagine masculinity and femininity changed over time? Is your gender identity something that you are born with or something that you have to earn—or as something that you elect or perform? An exploration of how a set of exemplary French films have expressed the way French society has imagined gender. Focus on discussion and analyses of film sequences in class and on oral presentations. Students will have the opportunity to progress in vocabulary, oral expression, and in critical analysis. Recommended course background: completion of AS.210.301 or equivalent score on Placement test. (Taught in French)