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FR3080: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH THOUGHT A (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

The course will examine the development of French thought since the 1950s through the study of the writings of a number of important intellectual figures. In particular, we will look at the ways in which each of the writers questions and redefines a particular field of knowledge (such as linguistics, anthropology, philosophy, history or psychoanalysis).

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Aine Larkin

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will examine the development of French thought since the 1950s through the study of the writings of a number of important intellectual figures. In particular, we will look at the ways in which each of the writers questions and redefines a particular field of knowledge (such as linguistics, anthropology, philosophy, history or psychoanalysis).

Jean-Paul Sartre, ‘L’Existentialisme est un humanisme’

Jean-Paul Sartre, Huis Clos

Simone de Beauvoir, ‘Le mythe de la femme’ section from Le Deuxième sexe

Michel Foucault, Histoire de la sexualité I

Pierre Bourdieu, La Distinction (1979)

Pierre Bourdieu, L’Amour de l’art and Les Règles de l’art

Further Information & Notes

This course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with FR 4080 (Contemporary French Thought B). It will be available in 2014/15 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: in-course assessment : one written assignment, ca 2000 words (100%) Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%)

Formative Assessment

The first written assignment has a formative as well as a summative role.

Feedback

The above assignments receive CAS marks, which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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