Contemporary Francophone Literature

Code:

LLC075

Acronym:

LCEF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Literature

Instance: 2022/2023 - 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
LLC	12	Study plan	2	-	6	41	162
		Study plan	2	-	6	41	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese and French

Objectives

This course aims to a general survey of French literature of XX-XXI centuries by

1. the analysis of some key authors.
2. the study of socio-cultural contexts and of their relations with aesthetics mutations.
3. literay connections  between France and francophone territories "hors Héxagone" francophone, or with other literatures, as portuguese literature.

Learning outcomes and competences

- Knowledge about major mutations in contemporary French literature;

- Ability to interpretative analysis of literary texts ( from excerpt to integral work).

- Development of skills in reading and writing in the context of the French language and also the Portuguese language, with some attempts in literary translation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

0. Baudelaire's modernity and its issues. 

1. The artistic avant-gardes and their repercussions: Guillaume Apollinaire, Jean Cocteau and Henri Michaux

2. Issues of a humanist ethos in the 20th century: André Gide, Marguerite Yourcenar et  Albert Camus

3. Discursive hibridity: Marguerite Duras. 

4. Between the two shores of the Mediterranean: Tahar Ben Jelloun et Leiïa Slimani.   


(According to the French level of the students, excerpts and/or translations will be used - if possible)

Mandatory literature

Albert Camus; L.étranger
Guillaume Apollinaire; Alcools
Jean Cocteau; A^voz humana. ISBN: 972-37-0166-9
Marguerite Yourcenar; Oeuvres romanesques. ISBN: 2-07-011018-4
Duras, Marguerite; Hiroshima mon amour
Marguerite Duras; Hiroshima mon amour
Tahar Ben Jelloun; Partir

Complementary Bibliography

Cabral, Maria de Jesus 300; Lumières d.Albert Camus
Biondi, Carminella, 1937- 340; Voyage et connaissance dans l.oeuvre de Marguerite Yourcenar
BRUNEL, Pierre ; Glissements du Roman Français au XXe siècle, Klincksiek, 2001
BRAUDEAU, Michel ; Le Roman Français Contemporain, Adpf, 2002
CHÉNIER-GENDRON, Jacqueline ; Le Surréalisme, PUF, 1984
BLANCKEMAN, Bruno ; Les Fictions Singulières : étude sur le roman français contemporain, Prétexte Éditeur, 2002
BANCQUART, Marie-Claire et Pierre Cahne ; Littérature Française du XXe siècle, PUF, 1992
FAVRE, Robert ; La Littérature Française: histoire et perspectives , Presses Universitaires de Lyon, 1998
COUTY, Daniel; Histoire de la Littérature Française, Larousse, 2000
Viart, Dominique; La^littérature française au présent. ISBN: 978-2-04-730947-6
Guérin Jeanyves 300; Dictionnaire Albert Camus. ISBN: 978-2-221-10734-8
BRETON, André ; Manifestes du Surréalisme, Gallimard. ISBN: 1975
Viart, Dominique 340; La^littérature française du 20e siécle lue de l99étranger. ISBN: 978-2-7574-0207-8

Comments from the literature

Other specific literature will be recommended during the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, pratical classes and tutorials.

Software

datashow

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Teste	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	110,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho escrito	6,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	4,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assessment components: Attendance, participation, home working: 40% ; Deux Tests: 60%.

Nota bene: For a sucessful evaluation in the course unit, the student can not have a rating lower tahan 9/20 in the written tests and the average of the two components should be positive. 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese and French