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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - French

Undergraduate Course: Word and Image in Modern French Fiction (ELCF10063)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEuropean Languages and Cultures - French Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will explore the thematic, formal and metafictional functions of the references to painting sculpture, architecture and popular culture in post 1945 French fiction. Topics to be studied include:
- the relationship between culture and identity
- the image as stimulus to memory, fantasy and narrative
- art and the subconscious
- the status of the museum as fictional setting
- the role of the image in the development of certain common thematic strands (war, sex, perception, memory, time, space
Texts will vary from year to year, but the course will focus on certain core writers: Claude Simon, Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: French 2 (ELCF08001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Entry to Honours in French
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Specific to this course,students should be able to show:
- a good understanding of the ways in which the exploitation of visual resources allows the authors to explore a number of broader themes relating to perception, memory, sexuality, identity, etc.
- a good understanding of the ways in which the authors explore and exploit the visual properties of typographical layout and the non-linear potential of the texts' structures.
- a good understanding of the relationship between the exploration of the text/image relationship and the experimental and metafictional aspects of the selected texts.


By the end of the course, students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject;
- 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 and 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 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.

Assessment Information
ONE 2,000 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserProf Jean Duffy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8410
Email: Jean.Duffy@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Alison Edie
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: Alison.Edie@ed.ac.uk
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