FR2514: INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH IDENTITIES: CENTRE AND PERIPHERY (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

This course will introduce students to a variety of texts which focus on the theme of relationships between the centre and periphery in France and the Francophone world from the 17th century onwards. The course will involve lectures and tutorials and will include the study of a play, poetry, postcolonial theory and a film.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Bruno Tribout

Qualification Prerequisites

Programme Level 2

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of FR1016 Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France 1 (Passed) or FR1021 Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France 1 (Passed) or FR1521 Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France 2 (Passed) or FR1527 Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France in Context (Passed)
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

FR2009 French Identities: Individual & Nation (Studied)
FR2011 Introduction to French Idenitities: Individual and Nation (Studied)
FR2013 French Identities: Individual and Society (Studied)
FR2509 French Identities: Centre and Periphery (Studied)
FR2511 Introduction to French Identities: Centre and Periphery (Studied)
FR2513 French Identities: Centre and Periphery (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This introductory course involves the study of a range of set texts or topics, each dealing with key moments and debates in France's intellectual, political and socio-cultural history. All texts/topics are studied from the point of view of the relationship between centre and periphery in France and Francophone countries, and will consider the question of cultural constructions of national identity in works of literature and film.

Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1 x end of term comparative essay - 70%

1 x mid-term recorded oral presentation - 30%

Proposed resit (and timing) for students who failed the course in AY19/20

1 x take-home exam (June/July 2021)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.