Study Programmes 2015-2016
| LGER0044-1 | ||
| US literature and civilization | ||
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| 30h Th | ||
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Lecturer :
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| Michel Delville | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The Genres of American Popular Culture
This seminar will be organized around a series of sessions centered on specific genres across selected popular media, including literature, film and television. The class will highlight their importance in the cultural history of the United States and reveal their explicit and implicit meanings with the help of critical essays by the likes of Umberto Eco, Laura Mulvey, Jean Baudrillard, and Greil Marcus. Topics and works will include science fiction, film noir, romance fiction, comics, popular music, comedy and TV series. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 2nd semester See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Texts and screenings: tba | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - class presentations; written paper. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Michel DELVILLE, professeur ordinaire Département de Langues et littératures germaniques pl. Cockerill, 3 4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 56 69 E-mail mdelville@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat Mme. Martine Delavignette Tél. 04 366 53 96 |
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