English literature: the 20th century and beyond

Language

English

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

At the end of the course, students should be able to - critically approach an author, a literary text, period, movement or critical method; - produce a structured, well-argued discourse that integrates the specific vocabulary and concepts used in literary studies; - analyse a literary text using the knowledge acquired through the course.

Content

This course deals with English literature in the 20th and 21st centuries. It evokes modernism, postmodernism and beyond, stressing how English literature progressively opens up to the rest of the world and a multiplicity of new voices and forms.

This course includes 7 hours of workshops. These sessions are meant to help students become more familiar with the texts thanks to activities in which the extracts discussed in class are approached from a different angle. These workshops also include regular writing tasks and/or oral presentations.
The workshops sessions are intended for block 2 students, although block 3 students are welcome to attend.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Students are encouraged to actively prepare and take part in the discussions through weekly compulsory tasks.
The lectures make ample use of audio-visual material and technologies (extracts from film adaptations or performances, interactive quizzes with voting devices, etc.).

Evaluation methods

15-minute oral exam (with time for preparation).

Other information

Course notes with course plan and reading portfolio.

PowerPoint presentations available on Moodle after each session.

Online resources

See on Moodle.

Bibliography

Une bibliographie est comprise dans le syllabus.

Faculty or entity

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