Modern French Studies (Paris)

Course Structure

1. Literature and Theory
2. Theories of Art in Modern French Thought
3. Paris: Reality and Representation
4. Paris and the European Enlightenment
5. French Dissertation
6. provide the opportunity to obtain a postgraduate qualification (MA) in one year, and to allow, if required, a smooth transition to doctoral studies
7. allow you to spend the first term in Canterbury, studying modules in modern French studies, and the second term in Paris, studying modules in French, European, English and American literatures
8. attract and meet the needs of candidates who wish to gain in-depth an understanding of the textual and visual interconnections pertaining to modern French studies
9. provide a cultural approach to the study of relations between the visual and the textual
10. consider the manner in which literature and the visual arts intersect in French culture from the eighteenth century to the present
11. provoke critical reflection on areas of modern French literary studies and theories of visual studies
12. provide training in multidisciplinary research methods
13. develop 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. introduce various methodological approaches
15. 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
16. provide a means of access to intellectual awareness and understanding
17. provide opportunities for the development of personal, communication and research skills and other key skills appropriate for graduate employment both in industry and in the public sector
18. develop critical, analytical, problem-solving and other transferable skills
19. build on proficiencies in spoken and written French and spoken and written English.
20. speaking, reading and writing French at an advanced level
21. theories of art from the eighteenth century to the present
22. the representation of works of art in literature from the eighteenth century to the present
23. the relationship between literary texts and their cinematic adaptations
24. the manipulation of photography in modern works of literature
25. the use of photography as a means of propaganda
26. Modernism as an international movement in literature and art and the role of Paris as a site of modernist experimentation
27. The cultural history of modern Paris, as reflected in art and literature.
28. language skills: comprehension, oral and written, in French and English
29. problem-solving: the ability to reason logically, critically and analogically
30. research methodology: the ability to gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information from a variety of secondary and primary sources
31. the ability to identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to problems
32. the ability to develop reasoned arguments, synthesise relevant information and exercise critical judgement
33. learning to work in a different environment by integrating into the educational, cultural and professional environment of England, with regards to an interdisciplinary approach to literary studies.
34. communicating at an advanced academic level in French and English
35. developing a comprehensive knowledge of the cultural development of modern Paris, as expressed in literature and art
36. developing an appreciation of a variety of literary styles and art forms and their lines of divergence and convergence.
37. the ability to communicate orally at a high standard
38. the ability to produce written work of a high standard, in an appropriate register, in French and English
39. IT: a high level of competence in information processing using relevant databases and online research
40. the ability to undertake group tasks that encourage co-operative skills
41. a high level of competence in information processing, using relevant databases and online research
42. time management
43. 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.