History of book and reading

Teacher(s)

Lisse Michel;

Language

French

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.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	To bring the students to think about the book as a material object.

Content

The object-book, reading and writing are approached from a perspective that combines a historical perspective, a sociology of fiction and various motifs (pharmakon, autobiobibliography, sexual difference, education, sexual pleasure, madness, etc.).

Teaching methods

Method: Lecture.

Evaluation methods

Essay on a reading scene in a fictional text and in a work of art. The student is required to systematically indicate all parts that have been subject to the use of AI, e.g., in footnotes, specifying whether AI was used for information retrieval, text composition, or correction. Additionally, information sources must be consistently cited in accordance with bibliographic referencing standards.

Other information

Support: documents on moodle.
Fluency in written and oral French is essential to follow this teaching

Faculty or entity

FIAL