Admission requirements
Les étudiant·es provenant d’autres filières du MA Literary Studies, de Media Studies ou ICLON sont les bienvenu·es s’ils/elles ont un bon niveau de compréhension orale et écrite (lecture niveau C1-C2). Dans ce cas, le travail écrit pourra se faire en anglais. Merci de contacter la professeure pour l’admission.
Description
The emergence of popular culture and literature in France is often associated with 19th-century mass production, which created short, thrilling stories that were disseminated in newspapers and cheap magazines across the country.
However, stories were shared long before, that could be described as popular as they were aimed at the greatest number or were propagated or even imagined by the folk.
These include stories such as the ones of Melusine, Cinderella and Robinson Crusoe, as well as children's tales, fables and folk legends. How did these stories come to be known in France, and sometimes even in Europe, and how have they survived through history?
In this course, we will examine various definitions of popular literature and culture, and apply them to the period from the late 16th to the mid-19th century. We will explore various stories that shaped French culture before 1850, and determine their target audiences, modes of dissemination and variations through centuries.
Course objectives
Distinguer, comprendre et être capable de reconnaître les différents genres littéraires issus de la littérature orale et populaire.
Se familiariser avec des exemples de textes pour chacun de ces genres.
Comprendre les concepts de littérature populaire et littérature orale, amorcer une réflexion critique à leur sujet, et se familiariser avec les débats académiques autour de ces concepts.
Connaître et savoir appliquer les outils méthodologiques pour l’analyse de textes issus de la littérature populaire et/ou orale.
Savoir rendre compte oralement des lectures effectuées en autonomie.
For ICLON-students :
Students in the MA-education programme are able to reflect on the relevance of their topic for the (English/ French/ German) secondary classroom.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture / Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment
Active participation
Final paper
Oral examination
Weighing
Active participation: 20%
Oral examination: 20%
Final paper: 60%
The final grade is established by the weighted average of all grades. Additional requirement: the grade of the final paper ought to be sufficient (6 or above). For ICLON-students: students in the two-year teaching MA must also be able to concretize how their research paper topic can be put to use in secondary schools.
Resit
Should the overall mark be unsatisfactory, the student will have to consult with the instructor to arrange a resit.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Practical information and course materials will be provided via Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal
Remarks
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