French and Comparative Literature

Course Structure

1. Literature and Theory
2. Theories of Art in Modern French Thought
3. Postmodern French Detective Fiction
4. Literature and Medicine
5. Real Fictions: The Documentation of Modernity
6. European Modernism: Sexual and Textual Deviance
7. Writing the Self: Autobiography in the Modern Period
8. Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment in the Long Eighteenth Century
9. French Dissertation
10. Writing the Network in Modern French Culture
11. provide the opportunity for you to obtain a postgraduate qualification (MA) in one year, and to allow, if required, a smooth transition to doctoral studies
12. allow you to study modules in both modern French studies and comparative literature
13. develop your knowledge and understanding of relevant aspects of contemporary Paris and the cultural history of the city as reflected in modern French, European, English and American literatures and other artistic media
14. enhance your comprehension and communication skills in both French and English
15. develop your awareness of various critical and research methodologies and of the interplay between literature, art and cultural context
16. provide teaching which is informed by current research and scholarship and which requires you to engage with aspects of work at the frontiers of knowledge
17. provide a deepening of intercultural awareness and understanding
18. provide opportunities for the further development of personal, communication and research skills and other key skills appropriate for graduate employment both in industry and in the public sector
19. provide further development of critical, analytical, problem-solving and other transferable skills.
20. the French language
21. aspects of French literature and the visual arts
22. aspects of comparative literature
23. The cultural history of modern France, as reflected in art and literature
24. research methodology
25. critical theory and its application to the appreciation of literature and to a research dissertation.
26. comprehension, both oral and written, in French and English
27. research methodology: the ability to gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and primary sources
28. the ability to reason logically, critically and analogically
29. the ability to evaluate complex information critically
30. the ability to synthesise complex information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of the subject
31. the ability to identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to problems. Develop reasoned arguments, synthesise relevant information and exercise critical judgement
32. learning to work in different environments by adapting to the educational, cultural and professional environments of England and France, while adopting an interdisciplinary approach to literary studies.
33. the ability to communicate at an advanced academic level in French and English
34. an advanced knowledge and effective understanding of the various structures and registers of French
35. an advanced ability to analyse a variety of sources, both textual and visual, in French and English
36. develop an appreciation of a variety of literary styles and art forms and their lines of divergence and convergence
37. develop a comprehensive knowledge of the cultural development of modern Paris, as expressed in literature and art
38. a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply and evaluate various theoretical approaches to the study of literature and other art forms.
39. the ability to communicate orally at a high standard
40. the ability to produce written work of a high standard, in an appropriate register, in French and English
41. a high level of competence in information processing, using relevant databases and online research
42. the ability to undertake group tasks that will encourage co-operative skills
43. problem-solving skills in a variety of theoretical and practical situations
44. time management.