Duration
15h Th, 30h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS) | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In connection with ongoing research at the Center of Semiotics and Rhetoric, the seminar will be devoted this year to the study of syncretic discourses (visual poetry, comics, street art, etc.).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Developing thinking about theoretical concepts and methodological tools for the establishment and the criticism of the discourses as they appear in a semiotic variety: written texts, transcriptions, films.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Competence in French language is essential for an appreciation of the complexities of French discourse.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The seminar is organized in two stages:
1. discussion around readings and interventions by the seminar coordinators and guest speakers (1st semester);
2. preparation of the students' works (2nd semester).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Active seminar. Classe attendance is mandatory.
Recommended or required readings
Recommended readings
(They will be discussed in seminar)
Badir, S., "Une planche de Manuel. Lecture sémiotique", dans Groupe ACME, L'Association. Une utopie éditoriale et esthétique, Bruxelles, Les Impressions nouvelles, 2011, p. 190-203.
Dondero, M.G., "Quand l'écriture devient texture de l'image", Visible, 2, 2006, p. 13-34.
Dondero, M.G., & Reyes, E., « Les supports des images : de la photographie à l'image numérique », Revue française des sciences de l'information et de la communication [En ligne], 9 | 2016, mis en ligne le 01 septembre 2016, consulté le 14 novembre 2017. URL : http:// rfsic.revues.org/2124 ; DOI : 10.4000/rfsic.2124
Greimas, A.J., "Sémiotique figurative et sémiotique plastique", Actes sémiotiques, VI, 60, 1984, p. 5-24.
Klinkenberg, J.-M., "La relation texte-image. Essai de grammaire générale", Bulletin de la Classe des Lettres, Académie royale de Belgique, 6e série, t. XIX, 2008, pp. 21-79.
Provenzano, F., « Tel Quel à la rue : subjectivation et argumentation dans le discours théorique et dans l'af¿che militante de Mai 68 », Argumentation et Analyse du Discours [Online], 14 | 2015, Online since 09 April 2015, connection on 15 November 2017. URL : http://aad.revues.org/1897 ; DOI : 10.4000/aad.1897
Assessment methods and criteria
A paper work (15-20 pages) in lieu of examination must be submitted by the student, both in pdf format to the email address of the teachers and hard-copy in Romance Departement secretary's mailbox, at the latest the first day of the session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Students interested by the seminar are invited to contact the teachers by mail before September 26 et noon.
Contacts
Sémir Badir, François Provenzano, Maria Giulia Dondero
Center of Semiotic and Rhetoric
3 place Cockerill B-4000 Liège
4th floor
Semir.Badir@ulg.ac.be
Francois.Provenzano@ulg.ac.be
MariaGiulia.Dondero@ulg.ac.be
Secretariat : Ariane Nusgens 04 366 56 50