FR5015 French Literary Revolutions (15)

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

The module is primarily aimed at students on the dual-language pathway of the MLitt in Modern Languages. Other suitably-qualified students (including from other Schools) may be permitted to enrol, but preference will be given to students on Modern Languages programmes.

Planned timetable

Not applicable

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

French Literary Revolutions: this module will enable postgraduates actively to acquire advanced knowledge of contexts that have shaped literature and culture in the French-speaking lands from the Renaissance to the present day. It draws on the expertise of researchers in the Dept of French, and concentrates on the research-led study of major conflicts and continuities in the cultural, literary or intellectual history of the French-speaking lands. The conflicts and continuities studied will vary from year to year but may include: ancients and moderns in the Renaissance, C17th theatrical controversies, Enlightenment travel literature, the Romantic revolution, Symbolism and Decadence, C20th representations of war, literature and philosophy, autofiction and C21st movements such as littérature monde.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Fortnightly seminars.

Scheduled learning hours

10

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

140

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate their understanding of French literary history, including key events and particular historical contexts which have provoked or informed specific discourses and texts.
  • Demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of theoretical approaches to questions of literary production.
  • Demonstrate enhanced analytical and critical skills.
  • Communicate complex ideas effectively orally and in writing, in both French and English.