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History of book and reading [ LFIAL2280 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  22.5 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Lisse Michel ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Prerequisites

None

Main themes

Content : The book and its techniques, from manuscripts to printed works. Description of the techniques of bookmaking and publishing. A study about the reading and the circulation of books.

Aims

To bring the students to think about the book as a material object.

Evaluation methods

Written examination for the part of Prof. R. Dekoninck

For professor Erica Durante's course.

This part of the course evaluation will include 2 aspects.
1) A series of short essays on reading which will have a formative value. Students are required to submit each of these essays before certain classes.
2) A longer final paper on reading which will have a certificative value. Students are required to submit this paper on the first day of the exam session.
If some formative essays are missing, students' mark for the final paper will be reduced to a lower one.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Content

The "book" is approached in a general manner from the first manuscripts to the current developments in computer science. Focussing on book production conditions and the evolution of book production through the ages, the course shows the constant relation between texts, book production techniques, and potential readers.

Bibliography

For professor Erica Durante's course.

- Mabanckou Alain, Verre cassé, Paris, Seuil, 2006.
ISBN : 9782020849531.                                                                                

- Murakami Haruki, « Sommeil », in L'Éléphant s'évapore, trad. par Corinne Atlan et Véronique Brindeau, Paris, 10/18, 2009.
ISBN : 9782264047724.                                                                                

- Piglia Ricardo, Le Dernier lecteur, trad. par André Gabastou, Paris, Christian Bourgois Éditeur, 2008.
ISBN : 978-2-267-01961-2.    

Other information

Support : student notes, handbook "Introduction à l'histoire du livre" de Jean-François Gilmont (Cefal, 2005), documents on i-campus.

Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language
> Certificat universitaire en langue, littérature et civilisation latines
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
> Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
Faculty or entity
in charge
> FIAL


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