21810393 - CULTURE OF FRECH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

The course is aimed at students with a level of linguistic competence at least equal to B1 and aims to study authors and texts belonging to the modern and contemporary French and Francophone literary field. In particular, the analysis of significant works in the original language will allow to develop the understanding and critical interpretation of aspects and dynamics concerning the politics, culture and society of France and the Francophone world from the 19th century to the present, also in reference with the technological changes that characterize the modern era. Another objective will be to provide the tools to develop an analysis methodology based on an interdisciplinary approach.

Expected learning outcomes: students will deepen their language skills, with reference also to disciplinary lexicons, and will be able to decline their knowledge of French culture, its language and its literature in a multidisciplinary perspective.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 21810393 CULTURE DEI PAESI DI LINGUA FRANCESE in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 A - Z SPANDRI FRANCESCO

Programme

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

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

Core Documentation

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

2) Maurice Blanchot, “Le mythe de Sisyphe”, “Le roman de l’étranger”, in “Faux pas”, Paris, Gallimard, 1943, pp. 65-71 and 248-253 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

3) Jean-Paul Sartre, “Explication de ‘L’Étranger’”, in “Situations I”, Paris, Gallimard, 1947, 14 p. (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) Edward W. Said, “Camus et l’expérience impériale française”, in “Culture et impérialisme”, Paris, Fayard, 2000, pp. 11-33 and 248-268 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

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

6) Veronic Algeri, “Le vertige intertextuel. Une lecture de Kamel Daoud, ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’”, «Revue italienne d’études françaises» (on-line), n° 9, 2019, 12 p. (available also from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

7) Sandra Travers de Faultrier, “D’un procès à l’autre. À propos de ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’ (Kamel Daoud)”, « Les Cahiers de la Justice » (on-line), n° 4, 2015, pp. 657-660 (available also from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Camus’s and Daoud’s novels are available from: Feltrinelli Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 78/81 Roma.

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons in French language.

Attendance

Attendance is optional but highly appreciated.

Type of evaluation

Exposé in French (April) + Written Examination in French (May), or Oral Exam in French (following sessions).

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 21810393 CULTURE DEI PAESI DI LINGUA FRANCESE in Relazioni internazionali LM-52 A - Z SPANDRI FRANCESCO

Programme

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

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

Core Documentation

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

2) Maurice Blanchot, “Le mythe de Sisyphe”, “Le roman de l’étranger”, in “Faux pas”, Paris, Gallimard, 1943, pp. 65-71 and 248-253 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

3) Jean-Paul Sartre, “Explication de ‘L’Étranger’”, in “Situations I”, Paris, Gallimard, 1947, 14 p. (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

4) Edward W. Said, “Camus et l’expérience impériale française”, in “Culture et impérialisme”, Paris, Fayard, 2000, pp. 11-33 and 248-268 (available from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

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

6) Veronic Algeri, “Le vertige intertextuel. Une lecture de Kamel Daoud, ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’”, «Revue italienne d’études françaises» (on-line), n° 9, 2019, 12 p. (available also from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

7) Sandra Travers de Faultrier, “D’un procès à l’autre. À propos de ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’ (Kamel Daoud)”, « Les Cahiers de la Justice » (on-line), n° 4, 2015, pp. 657-660 (available also from Moodle platform or copy shop Appunti, via Chiabrera 174)

Camus’s and Daoud’s novels are available from: Feltrinelli Bookstore, Via V. E. Orlando, 78/81 Roma.

Type of delivery of the course

Lessons in French language.

Attendance

Attendance is optional but highly appreciated.

Type of evaluation

Exposé in French (April) + Written Examination in French (May), or Oral Exam in French (following sessions).