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GERM-B425

Littérature et civilisation des Etats-Unis d'Amérique

academic year
2023-2024

Course teacher(s)

Christophe DEN TANDT (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

The course focuses on the following topics: 1. American literature and culture from the early stages of colonization to the mid-nineteenth century; 2. African American fiction from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century; 3. Realism and naturalism in US fiction, from the late 19th century to WWII; 4. Modernist fiction in the US.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

To provide students with a good interdisciplinary knowledge of the main currents in American literature and culture; to develop their command of literary interpretation.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Ex cathedra lectures relying on computer slides presentations; close reading of literary selections.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

The reading list varies according to the course's topic. In addition, official course notes (in the form of a PUB "syllabus") are available for this class. The reading list is communicated to students by way of the course's web site.

Other information

Contacts

Email : cdentand@ulb.ac.be Bureau AZ4.113.

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Oral examination

Oral examination

Oral examination

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

100 % of the grade for the oral exam

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

Programmes