Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory and 15 hours of personal work.

Second term
Monday from 08:30 to 10:30 at 109 Marais 413
Monday from 13:00 to 14:00 at 109 Marais 413

French

The course involves :
? acquiring a deep knowledge of the major works and authors of French-speaking contemporary literature
? the ability to recognize their historical and sociological context
? understanding the worth and the particular characteristics of these works
? the ability to analyse a primary work of French-speaking contemporary literature

For the Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Letters : General :

None

The course's main focus is the works of the most recognized authors of French-speaking contemporary literature, locating them in their context and pinpointing the singular answer they have brought to the temporal discourse. The course will focus on three transversal areas : 1) the question of the narrative, 2) the crisis of designations, 3) literature in a world of images.

The seminary promotes a personalised implementation of the theoretical tools used during the course and their unique application by students themselves. Each student will present a personal research case-study orally and subsequently a written report which takes into account the oral presentation and pooling of results.

Lectures and exercices

A written examination will evaluate each student's capacity to recognize an extract from one of the major works and to analyze it using one of the three tought areas (30% of the final mark).
The evaluation of the seminar will be based on the oral presentation, the written report and the level of participation in class (70% of the final note).

Required reading :

Jean Echenoz, Le méridien de Greenwich, 1979
Jean-Philippe Toussaint, L'appareil-photo, 1989
Nicole Malinconi, Nous Deux, 1993
Gaëtan Soucy, L'immaculée conception, 1994
Tanguy Viel, Le Black Note, 1998
Marie Ndiaye, Les Serpents, 2004
Grégoire Polet, Excusez les fautes du copiste, 2006
Emmanuel Carrère, Limonov, 2011