Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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, websites, professional careers, portraits of publishers, editors and authors.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures or podcasts.
Compulsory reading : a reading portfolio.
Recommended readings :
GENETTE Gérard, Seuils, Paris, Seuil, coll. « Poétique », 1987.
BESSARD-BANQUY Olivier, L'industrie des lettres, Paris, Pocket, 2012.
DURAND Pascal et SERVAIS Christine (dir.), L'Intervention du support. Médiation esthétique et énonciation éditoriale, Presses universitaires de Liège, 2017.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral examination about the course content.
Written examination, if the former is not possible.
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