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Archived Version 2021 - 2022
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Description This course involves the in-depth analysis of works by metropolitan and/or non-metropolitan authors in French, placing special emphasis on questions of memory and identity, both on an individual level and involving a wider cultural base. Students explore questions around selfhood and consider different types of narrative and representational practice. The nature of identity is analysed, including its basis, its changes and its hesitations, in relation to the construction and representation of the self in creative work and society. Memory is explored in terms of its foundations, its selectivity, and questions of repression and expression, in accordance with the importance of both concepts in each work and in each historical context. The course is delivered in French and English. I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. examine the importance of the generation of 'stories of the self' for identity construction and other relevant theoretical constructs pertaining to the texts under discussion. 2. discuss the effects of different types of narrative form and organization and appraise and incorporate judgements from the key critical literature on the works. 3. identify the specific cultural/societal issues accompanying the texts, for example traumatic historical events, social mobility, or questions of immigration and integration. 4. compare and contrast works produced in French, which may be from different cultures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities Readings and Analyses (16 lectures)Study of themes, structure, character depiction, use of language, textual analysisLiterary criticism and personal interpretations (4 lectures)Study of literary figures and techniquesLiterary history and context (4 lectures)Presentation of contextual and literary history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources 45888, website, 0, Venus d'ailleurs. Ecrire l'exil en français (le Québec), http://www.publifarum.farum.it/ezine_articles.php?art_id=211, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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