| CODE | FRE3032 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Littérature des femmes | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces students to the works of a number of French female authors and their ideological implications related to gender. Female writers have often been excluded from the literary canon, and the material conditions in which they worked as well as their critical reception have often been different from their male counterparts. Keeping this in mind, we will be analysing works by female writers in the 19th century (George Sand, Claire de Duras) and in the 20th century (Simone de Beauvoir and Annie Ernaux). This unit focuses on the literary expression of gender issues, but also situates these works in relation to their historical and literary context. We will therefore be discussing the ways in which female authors engage with and interrogate predominant literary modes. Study-Unit Aims: - To train students in the use of gender-based approaches to literature; - To familiarise students with the way the historical context of 'the long 19th century' impinged on female authors and their literary expression; - To familiarise students with feminist identity politics in 20th c. French texts. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify and understand the key themes and stylistic features of selected works by French female authors; - comprehend these works in relation to key literary movements and sociohistorical contexts of the time; - describe the main characteristics of gender-based literary criticism. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyse a number of literary works and relate them to 19th c. and 20th c. literary movements; - relate a number of literary works to the ideological issues of the time relating to race, history and the female condition; - draw out the specific articulation of gender issues in selected works. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Madame de Genlis, 'La Femme Auteur' (Paris: Gallimard, 2007). - Claire de Duras, 'Ourika', (Paris: Gallimard, 2010). - George Sand, 'Indiana' (Paris: Gallimard, 1981). - Simone de Beauvoir, 'Le Deuxième Sexe' (Paris: Folio, 1986) (Chosen extracts). - Simone de Beauvoir, 'La Femme Rompue' (Paris: Gallimard, 2016). - Annie Ernaux, 'L’Evénement' (Paris: Gallimard, 1996). Supplementary Readings: - Martine Reid, 'Femmes et littérature: Une histoire culturelle', Tome 2, XIXᵉ -XXIᵉ siècle (Paris: Folio Essais, 2020). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: A Level Grade C in French | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marilyn Mallia |
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