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France underwent a rapid series of changes during the post-war period as it lived through the twin dramas of modernisation and decolonisation. This course explores how cultural production during the period responds to, captures and portrays the changes affecting the country, including emergence of new technologies, the rise of mass consumerism, urban development, and the challenge to traditional social structures. A range of material will be studied, including films, literature, and photography and philosophical writing.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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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.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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Written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is given. Additional informal feedback on performance is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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Written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is given. Additional informal feedback on performance is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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