Description

This unit seeks to place literary works in their historical and cultural context, while exploring their artistic dimension. It will introduce students to the tools, methods and practices of textual analysis.

Seminar/travaux dirigés. Literature seminars/TDs will be devoted to the study of various genres and periods, in order to introduce basic critical vocabulary in English. Coursework will focus on recognizing and analyzing literary meaning and building analysis into coherent arguments. The methods of preparing a literary commentary will also be introduced.
 

Compétences visées

Macro-compétences : 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 ; chercher de l’information.
    

Disciplines

• Études anglophones

Contacts

Responsable(s) de l'enseignement

• Andrew Eastman