Literature and Cinema

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Björn-Olav Dozo, Dick Tomasovic

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Imagined as a dialogue between two artistic practices, but also two cultural fields strongly determined by their industrial development, this course considers the links between literature and cinema under the questions of genres and intermediality. 
The course will approach historically, aesthetically and sociologically the evolution of the genres. 
Romans-feuilletons and serials, detective novels and films noirs, fantastic literature and horror pictures, graphic novels and blockbusters from comics, spy novels and political thrillers, erotic literature and pornographic films are some examples of subjects which could be discussed.
This year, part of the course will be very specifically devoted to Marvel productions (publishing and studios).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

• To introduce students to para-literary and cinematographic genres (popular novels, fantastic literature, crime novels, science-fiction, songs, romantic novels, etc.).
• To understand and explicate in a historical and sociological manner the emergence of the genres in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Enable students to formulate problems within these genres.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course, very illustrated, requires the active participation of the students.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The evolution of sanitary conditions will not modify the methods of the evaluation (work to be submitted by email).

Recommended or required readings

Ouvrages de référence :

• Rick Altman, Film / Genre, London, BFI Publishing, 1999.
• Monique Carcaud-Macaire et Jeanne-Marie Clerc, L'Adaptation cinématographique, Paris, Klincksieck , 2004.
• Jean Cléder, Entre littérature et cinéma : les affinités électives, Paris, Armand Colin, 2012
• Daniel Fondanèche, Paralittératures, Paris, Vuibert, 2005.
• Raphaëlle Moine, Les genres du cinéma, Paris, Armand Colin, 2e édition, 2008.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

A written work, showing capacities of documentation, synthesis and analysis, is required.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Quant à moi, je sentais le besoin d'un héros Plus grand que Bel-Ami et que Monte-Cristo, Autre que des Esseintes ou le Maître de Forges,  [...]  Je parle pour tous ceux qui sont « au jour le jour » Sans autre grand souci que de manger et boire  Lisant plus le journal quotidien que l'histoire Forcés pour l'exploiter de connaître leur temps ; Pour eux, pour moi, pour vous, Fantômas est vivant. 
Max Jacob, « Écrit pour la S.A.F », Les Soirées de Paris, n° 26-27, juillet-août 1914

Contacts

Björn-Olav Dozo et Dick Tomasovic
 
Dick Tomasovic Département Médias, Culture et Communication Théories et pratiques du spectacle Esthétique du cinéma et des arts audiovisuels Université de Liège Place du XX Août, 7 4000 Liège Belgique 32 4 366 32 88 ou 32 79 (secrétariat) dick.tomasovic@uliege.be
Björn-Olav Dozo Centre informatique de Philosophie et Lettres Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres Université de Liège Quai Roosevelt 1B 4000 Liège Belgique 32 4 366 52 14 bo.dozo@uliege.be