Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Comparative literature : from the 19th to the 21st century | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Marc Delrez | ||
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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 second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The course will bear on the literary movement know as "Modernism" as it developed more or less simultaneously in diverse national traditions, and in multiple forms, within European literature around the turn of the 20th century and beyond. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course students should have:
(1) found out about writers and works they may have been unaware of (this is an essential aspect of the course); (2) developed a clear idea of landmarks in the literatures written in European languages in the 19th and 20th centuries; (3) perceived connections between various art forms, especially between literature and painting, and between historical context and literary / artistic productions; (4) become aware of the role of translators. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| None. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex cathedra. Active involvement in class will be encouraged. Guest professors may be invited on a punctual basis. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended reading (optional):
Pierre Brunel, Claude Pichois et André-Michel Rousseau, Qu'est-ce que la Littérature Comparée ? Armand Colin ; Eric Hobsbawm, L'ère des Révolutions 1789 - 1848, tr. Jean Chevalier, Complexe Peter Nicholls, Modernisms: A Literary Guide, Macmillan. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written exam, including twenty 'best answer' questions, will aim to verify that the contents of the course is known and understood. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Second term. Friday 4 to 6 p.m.
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
The course is taught in French. Students whose mother tongue is not French can attend, but have to take the examination in French. |
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Contacts :
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| Marc DELREZ 04 366 54 60 - fax 04 366 57 21 Marc.Delrez@ulg.ac.be | ||