Study Programmes 2015-2016
LROM0147-1  
Studies in French literature
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)4
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Benoît Denis
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course of this year will have for object " The Belgian literature today ". It will envisage the Belgian French-speaking literary production of last two years, and in particular the narrative prose. The objective of the course, which will take the shape of a seminar requiring the participation of the students, is to forge tools and methods to analyse a contemporary literary production. What means to be a " Belgian author " today? Can we track down in the contemporary Belgian production recurring thematic configurations, or striking stylistics or aesthetics? Does this production present an identical dimension?
Learning outcomes of the course :
At the end of this course, the student will be able to :
  • Build the literary and editorial trajectory of an author;
  • Characterize a work of a point of thematic and esthetic view(sight);
  • Determine the Belgian inscription of a text.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Have followed the course of Histoire approfondie des littératures francophones et spécialement de la littérature belge (Bac 3 Romane).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course will be given as a seminar.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
A list of references and readings will be given in the beginning of c the course.
Assessment methods and criteria :
The course giving itself under the shape of a seminar, the students will be evaluated on their oral presentations. They will also have to put back a written final work in the form of a project of interview.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
ben.denis@ulg.ac.be