FR20910 - WAR AND CONFLICT

Module Identifier

FR20910

Module Title

WAR AND CONFLICT

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Dr Andrew J Hussey

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Next year offered

N/A

Next semester offered

N/A

Pre-Requisite

(Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 French

Course delivery

Lecture

15 lectures / seminars / tutorials

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	70%
Semester Assessment	Continuous Assessment: Essay of 1500-2000 words or seminar presentation	30%
Supplementary Exam	1 x 2 hour examination if continuous assessment submitted. 1 x 3 examination if no continuous assessment submitted.	100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will have gained knowledge of France under occupation (1940-1944) and the immediate aftermath of the war from the points of view of a member of the Resistance (Vaillaud) and an arch-collaborator (Celine). They will also have gained an insight into the problems created by the Algerian War (1954-1962) and its consequeces.

Brief description

The aim of this course is to study the reactions of some major French writers of the twentieth century to the European and colonial conflicts which brought France to the point of war. The texts will be studied as works of literature or dramatic productions in their own right as well as for their value in providing their authors' experience of war and their proposed solutions to conflict. The module will comprise lectures and seminars on four texts.

Reading Lists

Books
** Should Be Purchased
Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1957) D'Un Chateau l'autre
Mehdi Charef (1989) Le Harki de Meriem Folio
Roger Vailland (1945) Drole de jeu

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5