2024-2025 / LGER0125-1

In-depth Literary and Cultural Theory

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in modern languages and literatures : Germanics, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : general, reasearch focus5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures: Germanics, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : general, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master en langues et lettres modernes, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en langues, cultures et sociétés de l'Asie orientale (Chine/Japon)5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : general, professional focus in translation5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : Germanics, professional focus in translation5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (60 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Erik Spinoy

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

Advanced study of a subject in recent literary and cultural theory: literature and psychoanalysis

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Familiarising the students with reading canonical theoretical texts. Developing their competences to critically assimilate and apply the available literature on a theoretical subject.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

A sufficient command of English for reading theoretical texts in this language.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Detailed collective discussion of two texts (Lacan, Derrida), followed by autonomous reading of two other texts (Barbara Johnson, Shoshana Felman and/or Slavoj Zizek).

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Duration and period : 30h of theory


Teaching and learning methods : collective discussion and autonomous reading

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Texts selected by the lecturer (available on eCampus).

Oral exam.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

The discussion of the key texts is perfected year after year.

Contacts

Erik SPINOY, Full Professor Dept. of Modern Languages 3, Place Cockerill, B-4000 Liège Tel. 0032-4-3665348 E-mail erik.spinoy@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online

Online Notes
Notes are available on eCampus.