Coursework 1 (30% of overall mark)
Answer one of the following questions. Courseworks should be no longer than 1200 words and must be submitted via QMPlus by 1pm (CET) on 2nd November.
- ‘France is no longer exceptional.’ Discuss with reference to France under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron.
What does the recent ‘abaya controversy’ involving Muslim schoolgirls tell us about the relationship between the French Republic and Islam?
To what extent do current debates surrounding a new immigration law signal a right-wing shift in French politics?
For this coursework, you are expected to draw on a combination of news articles taken from French and/or English-language newspapers and/or news magazines, and scholarly publications (peer-reviewed articles and chapters written by academics).
Please remember to include a bibliography, which isn’t included in the word-count. While footnotes, citations and in-text references are counted, the bibliography and title page are not.
Please also remember to include a feedback and coversheet.
You can go 10% over the word-limit without penalty.
Self-certified extenuating circumstances: policy reminder
Extenuating circumstances are "circumstances that are outside a student's control which may have a negative impact on a student's ability to undertake or complete any assessment so as to cast doubt on the likely validity of the assessment as a measure of the student's achievement". Extenuating circumstances may include medical and personal circumstances such as bereavement, but do not include events such as holidays, mixing up deadlines, workload (academic work, and formal employment), computer problems, or not being aware of rules, regulations or procedures. The Extenuating Circumstances policy is to help students where circumstances are beyond their control. It is a short-term measure and claims for extenuating circumstances are not automatically approved. Students need to explain the reason for the claim and usually provide appropriate documentary evidence.
