French Taster Session: Understanding Gender and Society in the French-Speaking World

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Short Session Delivered online

This online session provides insight into one of the optional modules available to students of French language and francophone cultures at the University of Sheffield. Discover how we approach the topic of gender from historical and a modern-day perspectives, journeying from the French Revolution to events currently hitting the news.

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Booking Deadline:

29 April 2025

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What role did women play in the Declaration of the Rights of Man? Why were French suffragettes less radical than their British counterparts? How has French president Emmanuel Macron stirred up a historical debate about reproduction and national strength? To what extent did the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games achieve their stated aim of gender parity? Explore these questions and find out more about gender relations in the francophone world during an online taster session with the University of Sheffield. The session will be interactive and led by Dr Sophie Maddison, convenor of the second-year module ‘Understanding Gender and Society in France and the Francophone World’.

Suitable for

Events for individuals (enquiry not required to be through a school)

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