This course explores the role of artistic creation and the concept of beauty from the traditional to the modern, the role of art to challenge or praise the status quo. Materials may include essays, short stories, novels, radio programs, films, podcasts, newspapers and magazine articles. Readings may include works by Guillaume Apollinaire, Charles Baudelaire, Yasmina Reza, Arthur Rimbaud, Georges Brassens, Abd al Malik MC Solaar. This course provides a special review for the AP French Language and Culture exam.