CODE 65304 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 3 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/03 LANGUAGE French TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN XX CENTURY With the advent of photography, in the mid-nineteenth century, the notion of representation, no longer the prerogative of artists and writers, but also of photographers, was challenged. Thus photography has become part of the literary work. The course aims to follow the evolution and development of the French Literary Autobiography in relation to the photography. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Attendance and active participation in the proposed training activities (lectures and online activities) and individual study will enable the student to: - have solid knowledge on the general lines of twentieth century French cultural and literary history; - read and understand complex texts and phototext; - contextualizing literary productions in culture and in the historical period of reference. - know how to use the methods and basic tools of the narratological analysis; - know how to identify the intermediary relations present in the texts; - use basic analytical methods and tools to interpret the works of the main authors. PREREQUISITES Adequate knowledge of the French language and of the history of literature until 1900. Attitude to the subject, curiosity and desire to learn. TEACHING METHODS Frontal lessons, flipped classroom, tasked based learning and work group. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course aims to follow the evolution and development of the French literary autobiography of the period indicated in relation to the development of the photography. A study in deep on the novel's theory from nineteenth century to twentieth century will be the topic of the course in its extension of 18 hours for students wishing to acquire 9 credits and it will be in commob with the 2nd year course. CONTENTS Autobiographie et Photographie: L'avènement de la photographie et ses conséquences dans le développement de la littérature Surréalisme et photographie: André Breton, Nadja, Autobiographie et photographie au XXe siècle : Marcel Proust (A la recherche du temps perdu), Marguerite Duras (L'Amant), Annie Ernaux (La Place), Christian Garcin (J'ai grandi), Annie Duperay (Le voile noir), George Perec (W ou le souvenir d'enfance), Claude Simon (Histoire). ANTHOLOGICAL READINGS: the texts that will be read and analyzed during the lessons will be published on the aulaweb and will constitute exam material for the students attending. The final list of readings will be published on aulaweb at the end of the course. INTEGRAL READINGS: three works of your choice agreed with the teacher among those presented in class and scheduled. GROUP WORKS for the analysis of the inter-media relations established between photography and autobiography will take place during the entire duration of the course for attending students. How to participate and contents will be illustrated in class and will be on aulaweb. PROGRAM B FOR NON-ATTENDING History of 20th Century French autobiography studied in the Bibliography Manual. Deepening on the relationships between autobiography and photography. (Choice of three essays that will be made available on Aulaweb at the beginning of the course) Reading 6 works in full (from those on the list that will be published on Aulaweb at the beginning of the course). RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY MANUAL: J. et T. Lecarme-Tabone, L'autobiographie, Paris, Armand Colin/Masson, 1997. FULL TEXTS: the list will be provided at the beginning of the course on Aulaweb. The books listed below are suggested as supporting texts for attending students while students who have not attended the lessons will have to study one of their choice. CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY Albertazzi, Silvia, Letteratura e fotografia, Carocci, 2017 Arrouye, Jean, La Photographie au pied de la lettre, textes réunis par, Publications de l’Université de Provence, Collection « Hors champ », 2005 Ceserani, Remo, L’occhio della Medusa. Fotografia e letteratura, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, «Nuova cultura», 2011 Grojnowski, Daniel, Photographie et langage. Fictions, illustrations, informations, visions, théories, Paris, José Corti, 2002. Méaux, Danièle, Photographie et romanesque, « Etudes romanesques », 10, Caen, Lettres modernes Minard, 2006 Méaux, Danièle (éd.), Livre de photographies et de mots, « lire & voir 1 », Caen, Lettres Modernes, Minard, 2009 Méaux, Danièle (dir.), Espaces phototextuels, Revue des Sciences Humaines, 319, 3/2015 Montier, Jean-Pierre, Liliane Louvel, Danièle Méaux et Philippe Ortel (dir.), Littérature et photographie, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2008 Montier, Jean-Pierre (dir.), Transactions photolittéraires, dir Jean-Pierre Montier, Rennes PUR, coll. « Interférences », 2015 Ortel, Philippe (dir.), Discours, image, dispositif, Paris, L’Harmattan, «Champs visuels» « Penser la représentation 2 », 2008 Vray Jean-Bernand, Méaux Danièle (eds), Traces photographiques. Traces autobiographiques, Saint-Étienne, Publications de l’Université de Saint-Étienne, «C.I.E.R.E.C.», 2004. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ELISA BRICCO IDA MERELLO Exam Board ELISA BRICCO (President) IDA MERELLO (President) LESSONS LESSONS START Second semester, February 2020 Class schedule FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE III EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will consist of an oral examination in French on the contents of the course, through questions formulated by the Commission. ASSESSMENT METHODS For attending students: The candidate must choose an anthological extract from those scheduled and will have available twenty minutes to prepare. Following the presentation of the contents of the text, at least one question will be asked of the candidate concerning the readings. In the assessment of the exam will be taken into account, as well as the knowledge of the program to be performed (topics covered in class, reading and analysis of texts proposed during lessons, materials made available on the platform aulaweb and readings of the full texts), also of the exhibition capacity and accuracy in the use of the specific language of the discipline. For non-attending students: The candidate must demonstrate: knowledge of the history of twentieth century French literature; to have carried out the readings of complete works and to be able to expose the contents, the literary and generic characteristics, the authorial and stylistic specificities; to know the characteristics of the relationship between literature and photography in the twentieth century. In the assessment of the exam will take into account, as well as the knowledge of the program to be carried out, also the exhibition capacity and accuracy in the use of the specific language of the discipline. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 23/01/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 30/01/2020 09:00 GENOVA Compitino 30/01/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 12/02/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 13/02/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 22/05/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 17/06/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 19/06/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 10/07/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 21/07/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 31/08/2020 14:00 GENOVA Orale 31/08/2020 14:00 GENOVA Orale 14/09/2020 14:00 GENOVA Orale 16/09/2020 09:00 GENOVA Orale 25/09/2020 09:15 GENOVA Orale