Study Programmes 2016-2017
| LGER0190-4 | ||
| English literature d (British Subjects ?) | ||
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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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| Bénédicte Ledent | ||
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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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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Learning unit contents :
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| The course will be devoted to the discussion of selected texts and films dealing with 'black Britishness', then and now. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| Introduction to "Black British" literature with a discussion of representative literary works. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Very good knowledge of English. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course will be taught in seminar format. Students will be expected to participate actively. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Second term, 2 hours a week. | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Selected reading material will be available at the beginning of the course. The following plays and novels will be analysed in class:
E.R Braithwaite, To Sir, With Love (Vintage) Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey (Methuen) Caryl Phillips, A Distant Shore (Vintage) Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners (Penguin) Roy Williams, Sing Yer Heart out for the Lads (Methuen) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written essay and oral examination. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The first part of the course (February/March) will be team-taught with Caryl Phillips, professor at the University of Yale and writer. | ||
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Contacts :
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| Bénédicte LEDENT Place Cockerill, 3-5 B-4000 Liège Tel: 04 366 54 39 Fax: 04 366 57 21 Email: B.Ledent@ulg.ac.be | ||