2024-2025 / DOCU0023-1

Socio-Economics of the Production and Circulation of Books

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master en langues et lettres anciennes et modernes, à finalité approfondie5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in ancient and modern languages and literatures, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master en langues et lettres anciennes et modernes, à finalité spécialisée en édition et métiers du livre5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages, general, professional focus in the analysis and creation of critical knowledge5 crédits 
 Master in communication, professional focus in publishing and the publishing industry5 crédits 
 Master in communication, professional focus in cultural mediation and public relations5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages, general, professional focus in publishing and book trade5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general, professional focus in French as a foreign language5 crédits 
 Master en langues et lettres anciennes et modernes5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Pascal Durand

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The aim of the course is to provide 1) a theoretical landscape of the theorical tools of the publishing industry analysis ; 2) a close analysis of some contemporary cases (both in France and in Belgium).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

1) Developing an in-depth knowledge of the international publishing industry as well as within the Belgium and French editorial fields; 2) Considering the publishing industry from the two points of view of economical constraints and sociology of practices; 3) Acquiring a practical knowledge of a moving professional field.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Case studies, e.g. catalogs, media, press, journalism, websites, professional careers, portraits of publishers, editors and authors.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

Compulsory reading : a reading portfolio.

Recommended readings :


DUCAS Sylvie, La littérature à quel(s) prix ?, Paris, La Découverte, 2015.

BESSARD-BANQUY Olivier, L'industrie des lettres, Paris, Pocket, 2012.

DUBOIS JacquesL'institution de la littérature (1978), Bruxelles, coll. « Espace Nord », 2019.

DURAND Pascal et SERVAIS Christine (dir.), L'Intervention du support. Médiation esthétique et énonciation éditorialePresses universitaires de Liège, 2017.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Continuous assessment


Further information:

Oral dissertation and oral examination.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Course head
Pascal Durand, lecturer, Department of the art and science of communication, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, pascal.durand@ulg.ac.be;


Assistant
Victor Krywicki


Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor,
tel.04 366 5717

Secretariat
tel. 04 366 32 86

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