Undergraduate Course: Autobiographie Litteraire Contemporaine (ELCF10028)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - French |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/french/undergd.html |
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| Course description |
In recent decades, self-writing has enjoyed great popularity in France. Yet modern French authors find the writing of the self to be an enterprise always on the threshold of failure: 'Qui-est "je"?'/'Je est un autre' (Rimbaud). This option examines the theory and practice of modern and contemporary autobiography in French. Explorations of personal identity by some of France's foremost writers will constitute the starting point for considering the problems inherent in trying to seize the self in writing. Insights from key French philosophical and literary movements (e.g. psychoanalysis, existentialism, the new novel), as well as from modern French thought, will inform our study. The importance of memory and the past to the establishment of a sense of identity will be analysed, as well as to difficulties in negotiating identity which may result from the subject's ethnicity, gender or sexuality. Amongst other potential themes to be covered are: estrangement and belonging, testimony and confession, truth and fiction. The option is seminar-led, with regular student presentations.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
French 2 (ELCF08001)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Entry to Honours in French
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
FLUENCY IN FRENCH AND PROOF OF SATISFACTORY STUDY AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL OF AN APPROPRIATE AREA OF FRENCH CULTURE (LITERATURE, CINEMA, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS). |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints
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Assessment Information
| ONE 2,000 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Claire Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 4024
Email: claire.boyle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Margery Accarino
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: M.Accarino@ed.ac.uk |
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