Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2000 Words | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Exam | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 2000 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Exam | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Show an understanding of the main concepts and issues associated with French colonial history.
Show an understanding of the arguments made against colonialism by the writers to lived during the colonial period.
Engage critically with French literary, filmic, and theoretical texts and demonstrate a capacity to conduct literary and filmic analysis (including commentary writing).
Discuss the importance of fiction in portraying history.
Explore, through analysis of a variety of literary, filmic, artistic and musical texts, issues of race, identity and hegemony in the French colonial Empire.
Compare and contrast genres and time periods, in examining works from two different eras
Understand interactions with narratives of the colonial period itself when retelling its history.
Brief description
This module, taught in English, examines portrayals of and reactions to French colonialism in literature and film. You will learn about the the origins of modern socio-political and socio-cultural issues surrounding race and identity throughout the francophone world. Analysing fictional and cinematic works alongside postcolonial theory, you will discover the ways in which creative practice can simultaneously reveal and challenge imbalances in power.
Content
The geographical focus of the module will vary based on staff expertise.
The following list provides examples of texts that have previously featured on the module:
Films:
Gillo Pontecorvo : La Bataille d’Alger (film – available on BoB)
Abdellatif Kechiche: Vénus noire
Prose:
Albert Camus: L’Étranger
Kamel Daoud: Meursault, contre-enquête
Claire de Duras: Ourika
Poetry:
Évariste Parny: Chansons madécasses
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo: Traduit de la nuit
Theory:
Frantz Fanon: Les Damnés de la terre (extracts provided in class)
Edward Said : Orientalism (extracts provided in class)
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Development of clear and accurate expression, assessed for writing. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | The quality of independent thinking will be assessed in the essay assignment. |
| Information Technology | Students have to find on-line and printed secondary literature. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Ability to work independently, identifying research questions. Awareness of the changing nature of various forms of expressive media. Capacity to structure in coherent form, and present in clear style. Students will communicate ideas effectively and fluently, both orally and in writing. They will use information technology for the researching and presentation of information. They will work independently, demonstrating their self-organisation and initiative, but will also collaborate with others |
| Problem solving | Students have to find relevant secondary literature for the essay assignment. |
| Research skills | Students have to do independent research in preparation for their essays. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students learn to follow specific techniques of literary, artistic and filmic analysis, and apply these to texts studied. |
| Team work | Students will collaborate with others in the process of debate and discussion |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6