Study Programmes 2015-2016
LROM0011-1  
Paraliterary genres (French field)
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5
Bachelor in information and communication5
Bachelor in information and communication5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5
Bachelor in history5
Bachelor in history5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5
Bachelor in philosophy5
Bachelor in philosophy5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general3
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Master in communication (120 ECTS)4
Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (120 ECTS)5
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Björn-Olav Dozo
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • Critical and historical approach to para-literary genres, from popular novels and romantic novels to SF books or crime novels.
  • Construction of a problematic regarding artistic vs. popular literature as a fundamental distinction operating in the francophone cultural universe.
  • Introduction to different literary genres.
Learning outcomes of the course :
  • To introduce students to para-literary genres (popular novels, fantastic literature, crime novels, science-fiction, romantic novels, etc.).
  • To understand and explicate in a historical and sociological manner the emergence of para-literature in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Enable students to formulate problems within these genres and their relationship with the general literature.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures, using interactions with students and reading reviews.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face. Student participation required.
Schedule : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
A reading list and a bibliography will be provided at the first class.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Work to prepare for the month of May
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Teacher Björn-Olav DOZO bo.dozo@ulg.ac.be