116-029 The Word and the Image

Formerly available as 116-243/343. Students who have completed 116-243 or 116-343 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

116-133 French I: Contemporary French B and 116-134 French I: Language in Context II or equivalent. European studies students wishing to enrol in this subject would normally have completed first-year European studies, see Prerequisites.

This subject will trace the development of the main literary and artistic movements in France from 1830 to the post-WWI years. The movements to be studied are romanticism, realism, impressionism, symbolism, dada and surrealism. Emphasis will be placed on the way literature, art and music interacted to produce a specific artistic climate. The lectures will be in French. Students who complete this subject should be capable of identifying the main artistic and literary characteristics of each movement; be able to carry out textual analysis of the set literary texts; know how to approach pictorial analysis in the field of fine arts; be confident in expressing concepts in French.

• be capable of critical thinking and analysis through required and recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by assessing the strength of arguments;

• be capable of thinking in theoretical and analytical terms through lectures, tutorial discussion, essay writing and engagement in the methodologies of the humanities and social sciences;

• develop understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openness to the world through the contextualisation of judgements and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and new aspects of French culture, and by formulating arguments;

• develop skills in written communication through essay and assignment preparation and writing;

• develop skills in public speaking and confidence in self-expression through tutorial participation and class presentations.

A 15-minute written slide test 15% (due in week 11), a 20-minute oral presentation in French 35% (due during the semester), and a 2-hour written exam 50% (held during the exam period).

Booklets of selected texts can be obtained from the University Bookshop.