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| LGER0053-2 | Post-colonial literatures in English language
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Marc Delrez |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| The course will focus on Australian fiction of the Reconciliation period and seek to identify frequent strategies of settler national identity definiton at a time of great cultural uncertainty. The following texts will be examined in detail:
David Malouf, The Conversations at Curlow Creek (Vintage, 1996)
Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country (Sceptre, 2002)
Robert Drewe, Grace (Penguin, 2005). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Familiarize the students with the latest developments in Australia's cultural history; enhance their capacity for textual analysis and interpretation. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course is taught in English. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Heuristic seminars. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| See above. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The students will be requested to write a personal essay, on a related topic of their choice, followed by an oral debriefing with the teacher. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is organized in the first term. |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Marc Delrez, marc.delrez@ulg.ac.be |
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