Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU10004 French cultural studies 1B: Changing viewpoints and narrative strategies |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: ES 100% |
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Aims: To identify and explore the changing viewpoints and narrative strategies of modern literature, film, and art; to explore and apply a range of critical approaches, and to appreciate their significance; to understand fundamental theories of autobiography and écriture féminine.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students will be able to: * describe and account for changing narrative strategies and viewpoints in modern literature; * discuss issues of narration and point of view in relation to gender and voice; * structure individual critical responses using appropriate vocabulary and register. Skills: Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, 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: Narrative: words and images; novel and film; reading strategies and the role of the reader/spectator; questions of the narrator and point of view; realism and self-reflexivity; women's voices. Texts and films to be studied include: Duras, M. (1958), Moderato Cantabile, Paris: Minuit; Ernaux, A. (1983), La Place, Paris: Folio; Carax, L. (1991), Les Amants du Pont Neuf. |