Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course will focus on shorter texts (i.e. short stories, essays, extracts from novels) by the New Zealand writer Janet Frame (1924-2004).
After an overall introduction to the life, work and poetics of this writer, we shall discuss a selection of texts variously illustrating her stylistic elegance and her idiosyncratic conceptions about madness, fiction and creativity.
The above is meant as an attempt at familiarization and as an encouragement to further engage with Frame's novels (see below).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
A gain in readerly sophistication, perhaps.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
An interest in literature.
A good grasp of English may help.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Thinking, individually and collectively, the latter in the context of heuristic seminars.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face to face(s).
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Compulsory reading:
A selection of shorter texts by Janet Frame will be made available through eCampus.
The students will also be invited to read one novel by Janet Frame, freely chosen by themselves, together with a short sample of relevant critical material, for presentation at the oral exam - see below.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Further information:
An oral exam will provide the students with an opportunity to demonstrate the extent of their personal reflection about one Frame novel, based on a selection of critical material.
Work placement(s)
Not applicable.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will be organized in the first term and take place in room A2-6/8 on Tuesdays (2-4pm) - to be confirmed. The first meeting will be held on 23rd September at 2pm. Everybody welcome.
Contacts
Prof. Marc Delrez, marc.delrez@uliege.be