FF:FJ0B796 Cont. African Lit. Creation

FJ0B796 Contemporary Francophone African Literary Creation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Thu 10:00–11:40 J01

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

French Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
French Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
French Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
French Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

- Outline the principal issues and themes in contemporary literature of Subsaharan Africa - Provide an overview of contemporary authors with an emphasis on their variety - Think about contemporary writing from the vantage point of migrations and hybridity

Learning outcomes (in Czech)

- identifikovat a shrnout hlavní problémy frankofonního afrického psaní - orientovat se v autorech píšících o migracích a dokázat rozlišit mezi realitou a fikcí - umět aplikovat získané znalosti na realitu dnešního světa

Syllabus

1) Frankophony and literary francophony 2) Contemporary literature of Subsaharan Africa 3) Sami Tchak, Williams Sassine 4) Kossi Efoui, Daniel Biyaoula, Alain Mabanckou 5) Calixthe Beyala, Fatou Diome Léonora Miano

Literature

COMBE, Dominique. Les littératures francophones : questions, débats, polémiques. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 2010, 242 s. ISBN 9782130568452. info

Teaching methods (in Czech)

- přednášky - detailní analýzy textů - referáty

Assessment methods (in Czech)

- průběžné testy - ústní referát na vybraného autora - závěrečná esej na zadané téma

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