Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course will make a deep insight into the "digital turn" of the publishing industry, from author to reader. Each lecture will focus on a specific thematic.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
1. Understanding, thanks to cases studies, its internal (between several economical systems) as well as external tensions (regarding traditional publishing or other medias).
2. Developing a wide knowledge of the possibilities offered by the digital revolution in terms of books.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures and exercices.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The timetable will be set in agreement with the students, who are requested to get in touch with the lecturer at the end of the first quarter.
See: http://www.infocom.ulg.ac.be
Recommended or required readings
Recommended readings :
- ANDERSON (Chris), La Longue traîne, Paris, Pearson Education France, 2007 [2006].
- DACOS (Marin) et MOUNIER (Pierre), L'édition électronique, Paris, La Découverte, 2010.
- DONNAT (Olivier), Les Pratiques culturelles des français à l'ère numérique, Paris, La Découverte, 2009.
- DOUYÈRE (David) et REILLIER (Frédéric), « L'édition électronique », dans LEGENDRE (Bertrand) (dir.), Les Métiers de l'édition, Paris, Éditions du Cercle de la Librairie, 2007, pp. 79-135.
- JACQUESSON (Alain), Google Livres et le futur des bibliothèques numériques, Paris, Éditions du Cercle de la librairie, 2010.
- MOLLIER (Jean-Yves) (dir.), Où va le livre ?, La Dispute, 2007.
- ROBIN (Christian), Les livres dans l'univers numérique, La Documentation Française, « Études de la Documentation française », 2011.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination under the form of a paper of 10 000 caracters on a subject defined by the teacher for each student.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Course head, Pascal Durand, lecturer, Department of the art and science of communication, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, pascal.durand@ulg.ac.be.
Secretariat, tel. 04 366 32 86.