Study Programmes 2015-2016
LROM0123-1  
Thorough history of the French-speaking literatures and especially of the Belgian literature
Duration :
45h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general4
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Benoît Denis
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 :
  • a) Methodological introduction : the notion of literature. Outline of the sociocultural situation of the countries of the Francophony. Introduction to the «gravitational model».
  • b) History and evolution of the French-speaking literature of Belgium, in its relationships with the french and belgian societies : centrifugal phase (1830-1920), centripetal phase ( 1920-1960 ), dialectical phase ( 1960-2003).
  • c) Specificities and constants of the French-speaking literature of Belgium.
  • d) Présentation of important events and questions of the French-speaking literature of Belgium.
Learning outcomes of the course :
At the end of this course, the student will be able:
  • To use the institutional approach of the literary fact as a conceptual framework to think of the relationships between the peripheral French-speaking literatures and the Parisian center;
  • To correlate the cultural facts and the social facts;
  • To apply to singular objects the overview of the situation of the French-speaking literatures of the North which will have been given to him;
  • To implement a thorough knowledge of the French-speaking literature of Belgium and its history.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
It is desirable that the student possesses a good knowledge of the history of the modern French literature as well as the main lines of the political, social and economic history of Belgium.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
- A list of readings.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
J.-M. Klinkenberg et B. Benis, La littérature belge. Précis d'histoire sociale, Bruxelles, Labor, 2005. This book contains a detailed bibliography of the main references in the concerned domains. A list of compulsory readings is supplied (available via «My ULg»).
Assessment methods and criteria :
The examination will be a written test, and will concern both the course and the program of readings. Besides precise questions, the student will also be brought to make a long argued answer in essay style.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The course, the readings and the examination are exclusively in French.
Contacts :
ben.denis@ulg.ac.be