Description

This unit seeks to place literary works in their historical and cultural context, while exploring their aesthetic dimension. The tools, methods and practices of textual analysis will be further investigated through close reading and argumentative writing. The courses on offer (TDs) give students an opportunity to further study American literature through the critical analysis of individual works. Some of the TDs also introduce students to the study of the relationships between literary and cinematic forms.
 
 Students will develop their critical vocabulary and their close reading skills. Reading, writing and speaking skills are developed in relation to argumentative analysis.
 Students will choose one of the courses on offer, but each has a limited number of places available.

Compétences visées

Macro-compétence : contextualiser des faits, des productions, des connaissances/ Adopter une approche réflexive et critique des objets d’étude.

Contextualiser les objets culturels ; analyser textes et documents ; prendre position et construire un argument abouti ; s’exprimer et dialoguer ; synthétiser, décloisonner, transférer ; chercher de l’information.

Disciplines

• Études anglophones

Bibliographie

Ouvrage de référence pour tous les cours de littérature:
Chris Baldick, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Contacts

Responsable(s) de l'enseignement

• Lara Delage-Toriel