Francophone Literatures

Code:

LLC103

Acronym:

LFRA

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	0	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LLC	15	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Français

Objectives

This course aims to a general survey of French writing literatures born out of France with specific identity features (according to space or country); which involves a specific relationship to French language and France. All works will be sudied according to their historic and cultural context.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the teaching of this Francophone Literatures course, students are expected to have acquired clear, scientifically and critically sustained notions about the multifaceted realities of Francophone spaces, particularly as far as literary productions (narrative fiction) in that language outside France are concerned.

They should therefore have had a geographically representative contact and study of the plurality of fictional writing in French language outside France in a critical, aesthetic, thematic and identity approach.

The specific and plural status of Francophone literatures will be considered in their critical relationship, on the one hand with French literature, but on the other hand, in the context of the phenomenon of globalization and complexity of literature, particularly in postcolonial perspective.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 Francophone studies: theoretical perspective, and bibliographical and critical state of the art;

2 Operative theoretical categories and instruments in Francophone Studies;

3. Critical reflection on the status of the French language outside the Hexagon and its implications in literary creation;

4. Francophone Literatures: full reading and analysis of representative works from various contingencies identity of the literary use of the French language outside France: native literary francophonies (Belgium, Switzerland, Canada); postcolonial literary francophonies (Maghreb, Mashreq, Africa, Madagascar and the West Indies); in France, with post-colonial relevance (beur); or elective francophonies (allophones).

Mandatory literature

Marc Quaghebeur; Balises pour l’Histoire des Lettres Belges de langue française, Labor, 1998. ISBN: 2-8040-1361-8
Marc Quaghebeur; Lettres belges entre absence et magie, Labor. ISBN: 2-8040-512-7
Moura, Jean-Marc; Littératures francophones et théorie postcoloniale. ISBN: 2-13-049898-1
Bonn, Charles 300; Littératures des immigrations. ISBN: 2-7384-3789-3 vol. 1
Porra, Véronique; Langue française, langue d.adoption. ISBN: 978-3-487-14539-6
François Provenzano; Vie et mort de la francophonie. Une politique française de la langue et de la littérature, Impressions Nouvelles, 2013
Delbart, Anne-Rosine; Les exilés du langage. Un siècle d’écrivains venus d’ailleurs (1919-2000), Pulim, 2005

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical presentation.
Debate.
Film adaptation viewing
PPT presentation and annual Francophone Week participation (posters and conferences) in March.

Software

OIF
Sigarra
TV5 Monde

keywords

Humanities > Literature > European literature > Romance literatures > French literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	30,00
Teste	30,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	54,00
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to FLUP regulation

Calculation formula of final grade

Average: continuous assessment + participation + work presentation.

Examinations or Special Assignments

None.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulation.

Observations

Teaching languages: Portuguese and/or French according to audience (Erasmus students). Specific bibliography suggested at the beginning of classes.