Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- engage more deeply with selected texts from French cultural theory in its cultural and intellectual contexts
- Apply knowledge, understanding and analysis critically to primary and secondary material related to Francophone culture
- define, present and exemplify specific concepts related to the theories and texts studied
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- specific aspects of the cultural and intellectual contexts in which these texts produced
- core concepts in the topic areas of feminism, the critique of colonialism, and cultural semiotics
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- adhere to guidelines and deadlines
- critically evaluate and analyse cultural texts and secondary sources
- communicate your ideas in clear, concise and fluent writing
- plan and organise your learning, exercising independence and initiative
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 12 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 2 |
Follow-up work | 4 |
Completion of assessment task | 40 |
Revision | 40 |
Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Seminar | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
edited by Laura Hengehold and Nancy Bauer (2017). A companion to Simone de Beauvoir. Wiley Blackwell.
Robert Young (2020). Postcolonialism. A very short introduction. OUP.
Frantz Fanon. Peau noire, masques blancs.
Simone de Beauvoir. Le deuxième sexe (Vol.II).
Roland Barthes. Mythologies.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External