2020-2021 / LROM0204-1

Research seminar in semiotics, rhetorics and poetry II

Duration

15h Th, 30h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)10 crédits 

Lecturer

Sémir Badir, Maria Giulia Dondero, François Provenzano

Coordinator

Sémir Badir

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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 theme "Discourses in/about/by the city", from a semio-rhetorical perspective.

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, hybrid learning)

Active seminar. Classe attendance is mandatory.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Recommended readings
(They will be discussed in seminar)

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

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

The seminar ends with a roundtable of individual presentations.
The students are also asked to write a short reflexive summary of the research, and to furnish the materials they used.
Criteria are as follows :
- theoretical interest of the topic
- analytic skills
- formal care
- participation during the seminar.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Students interested by the seminar are invited to contact the teacher by mail (Francois.Provenzano@uliege.be) before October 1st.

Contacts

Centre de Sémiotique et Rhétorique 3 place Cockerill B-4000 Liège 4e étage
François Provenzano, Professeur
Francois.Provenzano@uliege.be


Enzo D'Armenio, boursier de post-doctorat
enzo.darmenio@uliege.be
Alexandre Lansmans, boursier de doctorat
a.lansmans@uliege.be