French and Comparative Literature (Paris)

Course Structure

1. Writing the Self: Autobiography in the Modern Period
2. Literature and Theory
3. Theories of Art in Modern French Thought
4. Paris and the European Enlightenment
5. Paris: Reality and Representation
6. French Dissertation
7. 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
8. allow you to spend the first term in Canterbury, studying modules in both modern French studies and comparative literature, and your second term in Paris, studying modules in French, European, English and American literatures
9. 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
10. enhance your comprehension and communication skills in both French and English
11. develop your awareness of various critical and research methodologies and of the interplay between literature, art and cultural context
12. 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
13. provide a deepening of intercultural awareness and understanding
14. 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
15. provide further development of critical, analytical, problem-solving and other transferable skills.
16. the French language
17. aspects of French literature and the visual arts
18. aspects of comparative literature
19. Modernism as an international movement in literature and art and the role of Paris as a site of modernist experimentation
20. the cultural history of modern Paris, as reflected in art and literature
21. research methodology
22. critical theory and its application to the appreciation of literature and to a research dissertation.
23. comprehension, both oral and written, in French and English
24. research methodology: the ability to gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and primary sources
25. the ability to reason logically, critically and analogically
26. the ability to evaluate complex information critically
27. the ability to synthesise complex information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of the subject
28. the ability to identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to problems. Develop reasoned arguments, synthesise relevant information and exercise critical judgement
29. 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.
30. the ability to communicate at an advanced academic level in French and English
31. an advanced knowledge and effective understanding of the various structures and registers of French
32. an advanced ability to analyse a variety of sources, both textual and visual, in French and English
33. develop an appreciation of a variety of literary styles and art forms and their lines of divergence and convergence
34. develop a comprehensive knowledge of the cultural development of modern Paris, as expressed in literature and art
35. a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply and evaluate various theoretical approaches to the study of literature and other art forms.
36. the ability to communicate orally at a high standard
37. the ability to produce written work of a high standard, in an appropriate register, in French and English
38. a high level of competence in information processing, using relevant databases and online research
39. the ability to undertake group tasks that will encourage co-operative skills
40. problem-solving skills in a variety of theoretical and practical situations
41. time management
42. living and working in diverse cultural environments: you will participate and work in academic communities in both Canterbury and Paris. You will thus develop cultural knowledge and understanding, flexibility, imagination, resourcefulness and tolerance.