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Literature and Society [ LCOMU1222 ]

5.0 crédits ECTS 30.0 h 2q

Teacher(s)	Denis Benoît (compensates Lits Marc) ; Lits Marc ;
Language	French
Place of the course	Louvain-la-Neuve
Aims
Content	Course contents: Chapter 1: Methods (the sociology of literature: from sociocriticism to institutional analysis; the anthropology of cultural practices: "cultural studies"; the history of books and booklore). Chapter 2: The birth of literature and its social history (the birth of writing and literature in Antiquity; the birth of the writer in the classical period; literature in the XIXth and XXth centuries). Chapter 3: Literary territory and limits (What is literature?; popular literature and paraliterature; the emergence of Belgian literature). Chapter 4: Literature as a cultural practice (the book as object; publishing and distribution: book circulation; readers and reading). Chapter 5: The social development of literature (Literature and adaptation; literature and multimedia). The lectures are made up of methodical presentations of the subject matter and detailed case studies. There are two objectives: to make students aware of how to read works of literature, but also to teach them to question this practice and to view it in its social context. The 10 hours of supervised discussion involve critical analysis of key texts and surveys of the various links in the distribution chain (publishers, bookshops, public libraries etc
Cycle et année d'étude	> Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures > Bachelor in Information and Communication > Bachelor in Philosophy > Bachelor in Pharmacy > Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics > Bachelor in Computer Science > Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English > Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General > Bachelor in Economics and Management > Bachelor in Motor skills : General > Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences > Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General > Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology > Bachelor in Political Sciences: General > Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General > Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies > Bachelor in Mathematics > Bachelor in History > Bachelor in Biomedicine > Bachelor in Engineering > Bachelor in Religious Studies > Preparatory year for Master in Performing Arts
Faculty or entity in charge	> ESPO

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