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| DOCU0023-1 | Socio-Economics of the Production and Circulation of Books
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Pascal Durand |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The focus will be put on the so called independent publishers within the global market of the publishing industry.
I. The rise of independent publishers
II. Typology of the independent publishing companies in Belgium and in France
III. Speeches and postures
IV. Independent publishing by sectors : comics, literature and political essays
V. Independent publisher and digital turn
Conclusions : limits and constraints of editorial independence. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 1) Developing an in-depth knowledge of the independent publishing within the global publishing industry as well as within the Belgium and French editorial fields;
2) Considering the independent publishing from the two points of view of economical constraints and sociology of practices;
3) Acquiring a practical knowledge of a moving professional field. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Students who have not followed the course on Analysis of Cultural Institutions (BAC2 Information and Communication) must read the following book: Pascal Durand and Anthony Glinoer, Naissance de l'Editeur. L'édition à l'âge romantique, Paris-Bruxelles, Les Impressions Nouvelles, coll. "Réflexions faites", new edition. 2008. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Case studies, e.g. catalogs, websites, professional careers, portraits of publishers, editors and authors. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See: http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended readings :
LEGENDRE (Bertrand), Les Métiers de l'édition, Paris, Editions du Cercle de la Librairie, 2007.
COLLEU (Gilles), Editeurs indépendants : de l'âge de raison à l'offensive, Paris, Alliance des éditeurs indépendants, 2007. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Realization of an individual or group work on the theme of independent publishing. This work will be given in a written form and into an oral presentation as part of a seminar between students. The quality of written work and oral presentation will be assessed, as well as the ability to mobilize acquired knowledge and participation in the debate.
Oral examination. |
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Contacts :
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| Course head
Pascal Durand, lecturer, Department of the art and science of communication, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, pascal.durand@ulg.ac.be;
Assistant Tanguy Habrand, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, tel.04 366 5717, fax. 04 266 5184, tanguy.habrand@ulg.ac.be,
Secretariat, tel. 04 366 32 86 |
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