Writing and Filming Travel (U03111)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-U03111

This course will focus, in the first instance, on representations of travel by French authors in a colonial context. This will enable the identification of travel practices and patterns of perception that define nineteenth-century travel accounts of colonised destinations and that are later repeated, modified or challenged by French and Francophone authors and filmmakers in the post-colonial era. Through close analysis of a number of texts (including films), the course aims to develop an understanding of the ways in which the meaning and practice of travel have evolved since its colonial heyday to the present era of mass global movement. The course aims to promote an awareness of the generic and thematic issues raised by representations of travel, and also an understanding of the ways in which gender, class and cultural origins inflect upon definitions of travel.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Entrance to French 4 Honours

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

As in all French Special Subjects, students should, by the end of the course, be able:

to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
to show a good understanding of and apply competently complex conceptual frameworks
to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues which they are studying
to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
to demonstrate the mastery of relevant technical terminology and research methods
to carry out personal research under the guidance of the tutor and offer evidence of research initiative
to offer alternative perspectives, identify and accommodate ambiguities and show an awareness of nuance
to develop original ideas
to demonstrate an awareness of the research agenda relating to the topic
More specifically, the should be able to show:

a good understanding of the ways in which the asymmetrical power relations of the colonial and post-colonial era impacted upon the textualisation and cinematic representation of models of travel
a good understanding of the traditional generic conventions of travel literature and subsequent deviation from these conventions
a good understanding of the specific cinematic and writing techniques used to represent travel.