21810258 - CULTURE OF FRECH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

This 8 CFU course is offered to students having a good French level. It aims to develop students’s reading skills, with specific focus on texts dealing with the social, the political, and the economic scenarios of modern and contemporary France.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course is offered to all students.

It will focus on: “The absurd and history”.

The course will tackle these topics through the analysis of two novels: Albert Camus, “L’Étranger” (1942) and Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête” (2013).

Core Documentation

1) Albert Camus, “L’Étranger”, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Folio, 1942 (or any other paperback French edition)

2) Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête”, Arles, Actes Sud, 2014 (paperback edition)

3) “Il romanzo francese del Novecento”, Sandra Teroni, ed., Bari, Laterza, 2008, pp. 62-95 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) “Les Constitutions de la France depuis 1789”, présentation par Jacques Godechot, édition corrigée et mise à jour par Hervé Faupin, Paris, Flammarion, coll. GF, 2006, chapters XIII, XIV, XV (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

5) Maurice Blanchot, "Le mythe de Sisyphe", "Le roman de l'étranger", in "Faux pas", Paris, Gallimard, 1943 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

6) Jean-Paul Sartre, "Explication de 'L'Étranger'", in "Situations I", Paris, NRF, 1947 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

7) Edward W. Said, “Camus et l’expérience impériale française”, in Culture et impérialisme, Paris, Fayard, 2000, pp. 248-268 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Camus's and Daoud's novels are available from: Feltrinelli International Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 84/86 00185 Roma.

Reference Bibliography

No additional readings is required.

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons in French language.

Attendance

Class attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended.

Type of evaluation

One written partial examination and one "exposé".

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 21810258 CULTURE DEI PAESI DI LINGUA FRANCESE in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 N0 (A-Z) SPANDRI FRANCESCO

Programme

The course is offered to all students.

It will focus on: “The absurd and history”.

The course will tackle these topics through the analysis of two novels: Albert Camus, “L’Étranger” (1942) and Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête” (2013).

Core Documentation

1) Albert Camus, “L’Étranger”, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Folio, 1942 (or any other paperback French edition)

2) Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête”, Arles, Actes Sud, 2014 (paperback edition)

3) “Il romanzo francese del Novecento”, Sandra Teroni, ed., Bari, Laterza, 2008, pp. 62-95 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) “Les Constitutions de la France depuis 1789”, présentation par Jacques Godechot, édition corrigée et mise à jour par Hervé Faupin, Paris, Flammarion, coll. GF, 2006, chapters XIII, XIV, XV (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

5) Maurice Blanchot, "Le mythe de Sisyphe", "Le roman de l'étranger", in "Faux pas", Paris, Gallimard, 1943 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

6) Jean-Paul Sartre, "Explication de 'L'Étranger'", in "Situations I", Paris, NRF, 1947 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

7) Edward W. Said, “Camus et l’expérience impériale française”, in Culture et impérialisme, Paris, Fayard, 2000, pp. 248-268 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Camus's and Daoud's novels are available from: Feltrinelli International Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 84/86 00185 Roma.

Reference Bibliography

No additional readings is required.

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons in French language.

Attendance

Class attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended.

Type of evaluation

One written partial examination and one "exposé".

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 21810258 CULTURE DEI PAESI DI LINGUA FRANCESE in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 N0 (A-Z) SPANDRI FRANCESCO

Programme

The course is offered to all students.

It will focus on: “The absurd and history”.

The course will tackle these topics through the analysis of two novels: Albert Camus, “L’Étranger” (1942) and Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête” (2013).

Core Documentation

1) Albert Camus, “L’Étranger”, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Folio, 1942 (or any other paperback French edition)

2) Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête”, Arles, Actes Sud, 2014 (paperback edition)

3) “Il romanzo francese del Novecento”, Sandra Teroni, ed., Bari, Laterza, 2008, pp. 62-95 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) “Les Constitutions de la France depuis 1789”, présentation par Jacques Godechot, édition corrigée et mise à jour par Hervé Faupin, Paris, Flammarion, coll. GF, 2006, chapters XIII, XIV, XV (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

5) Maurice Blanchot, "Le mythe de Sisyphe", "Le roman de l'étranger", in "Faux pas", Paris, Gallimard, 1943 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

6) Jean-Paul Sartre, "Explication de 'L'Étranger'", in "Situations I", Paris, NRF, 1947 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

7) Edward W. Said, “Camus et l’expérience impériale française”, in Culture et impérialisme, Paris, Fayard, 2000, pp. 248-268 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Camus's and Daoud's novels are available from: Feltrinelli International Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 84/86 00185 Roma.

Reference Bibliography

No additional readings is required.

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons in French language.

Attendance

Class attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended.

Type of evaluation

One written partial examination and one "exposé".

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 21810258 CULTURE DEI PAESI DI LINGUA FRANCESE in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 N0 (A-Z) SPANDRI FRANCESCO

Programme

The course is offered to all students.

It will focus on: “The absurd and history”.

The course will tackle these topics through the analysis of two novels: Albert Camus, “L’Étranger” (1942) and Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête” (2013).

Core Documentation

1) Albert Camus, “L’Étranger”, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Folio, 1942 (or any other paperback French edition)

2) Kamel Daoud, “Mersault, contre-enquête”, Arles, Actes Sud, 2014 (paperback edition)

3) “Il romanzo francese del Novecento”, Sandra Teroni, ed., Bari, Laterza, 2008, pp. 62-95 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) “Les Constitutions de la France depuis 1789”, présentation par Jacques Godechot, édition corrigée et mise à jour par Hervé Faupin, Paris, Flammarion, coll. GF, 2006, chapters XIII, XIV, XV (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

5) Maurice Blanchot, "Le mythe de Sisyphe", "Le roman de l'étranger", in "Faux pas", Paris, Gallimard, 1943 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

6) Jean-Paul Sartre, "Explication de 'L'Étranger'", in "Situations I", Paris, NRF, 1947 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

7) Edward W. Said, “Camus et l’expérience impériale française”, in Culture et impérialisme, Paris, Fayard, 2000, pp. 248-268 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Camus's and Daoud's novels are available from: Feltrinelli International Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 84/86 00185 Roma.

Reference Bibliography

No additional readings is required.

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons in French language.

Attendance

Class attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended.

Type of evaluation

One written partial examination and one "exposé".