FJ1A025 French Literature V

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Katia Émilie V. Hayek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
FJ1A024 French Literature IV
Completing the course FJ1A024.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course presents the main historical periods of French literature in Africa and the Middle East. This course is completed by the presentation of several eminent authors.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to identify and summarize important features of this literature
- identify the main aesthetic features of this literature in the texts
Syllabus
  • The course is organised into 4 areas of study of varying intensity: 1/ French literature in Africa and the Middle East, historical and literary elements 2/French colonial empire and early writings 3/Independence: movements, currents and genres. 4/Contemporary writing
Literature
  • KYLOUŠEK, Petr. Le littéraire et le politique - positionnement "discriminatoire" et/ou "intégrateur" de l'axiologie (Literature and politics - axiological "discrimination" and/or "integration"). In Rencontres françaises - Brno 2003. Actes du 6e séminaire internationnal d'études doctorales. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, p. 141-148. ISBN 80-210-3482-3. info
  • Littératures maghrébines au cœur de la francophonie littéraire. Edited by Naǧīb Riḍwān - Yvette Szmidt. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2017, 373 stran. ISBN 9782343135465. info
  • RIESZ, János. De la littérature coloniale à la littérature africaine : prétextes, contextes, intertextes. Paris: Éditions Karthala, 2007, 421 stran. ISBN 9782845868953. info
  • DJEBAR, Assia. Ces voix qui m'assiègent : ...en marge de ma francophonie. Montréal: Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 1999, 1 online. ISBN 2760623130. URL info
  • KESTELOOT, Lilyan. Anthologie négro-africaine : panorama critique des prosateurs, poètes et dramaturges noirs du XXe siècle. Nouvelle édition. Vanves: EDICEF, 1992, 555 stran. ISBN 9782850697609. info
  • CHEVRIER, Jacques. Anthologie africaine d´expression française. Paris: Hatier, 1988, 175 s. ISBN 2218018764. info
  • Francophonie. Edited by Sony Lab’Ou Tansi - Fatima Gallaire. Paris: Avant-Scène, 1987, 64 s. info
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete texts by concrete authors. Seminar: Application of the acquired theoretical knowledge on authentic texts. In the form of a presentation the students show their capability to connect their theoretical knowledge while working with a concrete text.
Assessment methods
Seminar paper and oral exam. Students are expected to participate actively in the seminars.
Language of instruction
French
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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