FR4086: MODERNITY AND CHANGE IN POSTWAR FRANCE B (2014-2015)

Course Aims: students will acquire a knowledge and understanding of the changes affecting post-war France; how they have been portrayed in literary and visual culture of the period; the relationship between historical change and cultural production; and the techniques needed to analyse different forms of literary and visual material. Works selected for study may change from year to year, but are likely to include films by directors such as Jacques Tati and Jean-Luc Godard; texts by authors such as Annie Ernaux and Francois Maspero; and photography of the immediate post-war era. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the subject by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources. The course also has the following generic learning outcomes: students will apply critical reading skills to various forms of literary and non-literary French; select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material; articulate their views in speech and writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject; acquire habits of autonomous learning.

The course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with FR 3086 (Modernity and Change in Post-War France A). It will be available in 2014/15 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one written assignment ca 2500 words (100%). Resit: For honours students only: candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit a new essay.

There are no assessments for this course.

The assignment receives a CAS mark which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.

None.