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| LGER0168-2 | English literature e (Great War literature)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication culturelle internationale, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication culturelle internationale, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication économique et sociale., 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication économique et sociale., 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en langue et culture, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en langue et culture, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Christine Pagnoulle |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course combines close attention to literary texts with a cultural and historical approach. It includes some film testimonies, plays, and more recent Canadian novels. Special attention will be paid to poems by writers who were involved in the war. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Students will have developed their capacity for close reading and their critical sensitivity to historical perspective. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| A good knowledge of English. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Most of the course consists of seminars in which we share our various approaches. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face, though with some distance learning modules. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reading list:
Findley, Timothey, The Wars (1977) (Faber & Faber, 2001)
Rawlinson, Mark (ed.), First World War Plays (Methuen, 2014) (Allan Monkhouse, Night Watches 1916; Theatre workshop, Oh What a Lovely War 1963; Peter Whelan, The Accrington Pals 1981)
Malleson, Miles, D company & Black 'Ell (1916, Forgotten Books, 2012)
Jones, David, In Parenthesis (1937) (Faber & Faber, 2014)
Jones, David, The Book of Balaam's Ass (Clapas, 2003)
Walter, George (ed.), The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (2006)
Also recommended:
Boyden, Joseph, Three Day Road (Phoenix, 2006)
Hodgins, Jack, Broken Ground (Emblem, 2002)
Fussell, Paul, The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) (OUP, 2013)
Hynes, Samuel, A War Imagined: The First World War and English Culture (Pimlico, 1992)
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Participation in class, a 2 to 3,000 word essay, a written examination, and an oral examination bearing on the student's written work. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Monday 1 to 3 p.m., first term, starting on Monday 6 October. |
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Contacts :
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| Christine Pagnoulle
Building A2, 6th floor, A2/6/12
0495574939
cpagnoulle@ulg.ac.be |
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