Course: Autobiography in contemporary French literature

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Course title Autobiography in contemporary French literature
Course code KRF/92AAU
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Voždová Marie, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
This course consists of lectures of a foreign expert on autobiography as a specific autonomous literary genre and its development in French literature from the beginning up to the present time. The genre is defined on the example of the important French writers and on the analysis of their work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 99 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the most recent critical approaches to literary autobiography and their application on particular texts under the supervision of a foreign expert.
to develop the ability to argue about a scholarly topic with a foreign expert and the study team
Prerequisites
n/a

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary)

Active participation in the academic discussion on the basis of a previous familiarisation with the recommended texts.
Recommended literature
  • výběr teoretických a beletristických textů dle doporučení zahraničního experta.
  • Lejeune, P. (1996). Le Pacte autobiographique. Paris: Seuil.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -