decline in literary studies

French Fear Loss of Cultural Heritage

France is in danger of losing its cultural heritage because students are shunning literature in favor of practical courses that will earn them more money. The move is on to revive students’ interest in the classics, but apparently literature is considered a subject for “no-hopers”, and the word ‘library’ now has negative connotations. Oh my.

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