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GERM1352 - Dutch : literary text analysis and special questions
Credits :
6
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 60 hours of theory.
Timetable :
Second term
Thursday from 08:30 to 10:30 at 109 Marais 610
Friday from 08:30 to 10:30 at 109 Marais 411
Language of instruction :
Dutch
Learning outcomes :
At the end of the course, the student should be able to
- critically approach a contemporary literary text through its aesthetic, discursive, poetological and ideological peculiarities and by integrating the socio-cultural context into its heuristic approach.
- to read and write scientific papers in the field studied;
- to approach literature from an international perspective.
Prerequisites :
 For the Bachelor in Modern Languages and Letters: German, Dutch and English :
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
On the basis of the fact that today's society can only be envisaged by adopting a perspective that respects its resolutely globalized character, this course aims to take a critical look at the literary ties that the Netherlands and Flanders maintain with the countries that have marked their history. To do this, the course adopts the concept of 'nomadism' as a common thread.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course consists of four parts preceded by an eight-hour theoretical introduction to 'international literature' and 'nomadism'. Each of these five parts includes preparatory home readings and focuses on one (or a group of) countries: Indonesia, Central Africa, Southern Africa and Central America (Caribbean and Surinam). The courses include an introduction (history of the country and/or its literature, biographical data, theoretical reminders ...), a group work supervised by the teacher and finally a pooling.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written individual (or group, optional) essay, discussed during the oral examination.
Recommended or required reading :
BROUWERS, Jeroen, Bezonken rood, 1981.
GEERAERTS, Jef, Black venus, 1970. (uittreksel)
HAASSE, Hella, Oeroeg, 1948.
LANOYE, Tom, Maten en gewichten, 1994.
NOOTEBOOM, Cees, ‘Heinz', in : 's Nachts komen de vossen, 2013.
PEETERS, Koen, De mensengenezer, 2017.
VAN LEEUWEN, Boeli, Geniale anarchie, 1990. (uittreksels)
VAN WOERDEN, Henk, Een mond vol glas, 1998.
Other information :
The course includes 15 hours of tutoring for the students of block 2. These sessions concentrate on the understanding of literary theory and the literary texts as well as on the preparation of the essay.
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