Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
EU20775: Violence and disintegration in text and image in modern France |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW33ES67 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To analyse major literary and artistic movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose theories are fundamental to contemporary cultural thought; to develop the comparative study of literary and artistic genres; to explore the nature of visual representations, including art, film, and photography. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students will be able to: * demonstrate an understanding of literary and visual images in the modern period; * analyse and account for the shifting relationship between visual and literary images; * compare and contrast an appropriate range of literary and artistic theories. Skills: Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning and language skills are developed in this unit. Content: A comparative analysis of the work of selected writers, artists, and filmmakers within the modern period which may include: Apollinaire, Braque, Butor, Cézanne, Clair, Duchamp, Leger, Magritte, Manet, Matisse, Michaud, Monet, Picasso, Proust, Seurat. |