Undergraduate Course: Exploring Belgian Identities in Literature and Film (Ordinary) (ELCF09031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This Option will study the treatment of identity in a selection of modern and contemporary francophone Belgian writing. Through the close analysis of a selection of texts and films, the course aims to develop students' understanding of the numerous thematic, formal, generic and socio-historical issues raised by the representation of Belgian identities and experience, while at the same time familiarising them with the history and culture of Belgium generally. The course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of Belgian identity, history and culture through study of a selection of texts and films in which questions of identity are explored and often foregrounded. |
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Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s). |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 3 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
***100% Coursework***
20% - Participation
20% - Presentation
60% - Coursework essay (1500 words) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To discuss a corpus of Francophone Belgian sources in their socio-historical, literary and cultural contexts.
- To understand theories, concepts and methodologies from approaches such as centre/periphery studies, multilingualism, and postcolonialism.
- To employ relevant technical terminology in film and literary analysis in their study of the primary texts and film.
- To understand the register, vocabulary and grammatical and syntactical structures in the corpus.
- To construct coherent arguments in both oral and written form that engage effectively with the themes, sources and contexts.
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Reading List
Set Texts
Suzanne Lilar, Une Enfance gantoise (Bruxelles: Labor, 1998), first published 1976.
Jean Muno, Histoire exécrable d'un héros brabançon (Bruxelles: Labor, 1998), first published 1982.
Bofane, Jean, Congo Inc.: Le testament de Bismarck (Arles : Actes Sud, 2014).
Nicole Malinconi, Nous Deux/Da solo (Bruxelles: Labor, 2002), first published 1993 and 1998.
Amélie Nothomb, Stupeur et tremblements (1999) + Film.
Pie Tschibanda, Un fou noir au pays des blancs (Bruxelles: Le Grand miroir, 2007).
Secondary reading
Bainbrigge, Susan, Culture and Identity in Belgian Francophone Writing: Dialogue, Diversity and Displacement (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2009).
L'identité culturelle de la Belgique et de la Suisse francophones, ed. by Paul Gorceix (Paris: Honoré Champion, 1997).
Jack, Belinda, Francophone Literatures: An Introductory Survey (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1996). Chapter on Belgium
Quaghebeur, Marc, Balises pour l'histoire des Lettres belges de langue française (Bruxelles: Labor, 1998)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
By the end of the course, students will have further developed their skills in the areas of research and enquiry, personal and intellectual autonomy, communication, and personal effectiveness. For further specification of these skills see the university's graduate and employability skills framework at http://www.employability.ed.ac.uk/documents/GAFramework+Interpretation.pdf |
| Keywords | DELC O Belg IDs depictions of Belgium; historical,linguistic,cultural,and in relation to France-B |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Bainbrigge
Tel: (0131 6)50 8417
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Course secretary | Mrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: |
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