French Travellers in Mediterranean Lands
How do we present the foreign and the unfamiliar in travel literature? Is it possible to discern patterns in the way you meet "the other" in documentary and fictional texts? Broaden and deepen your knowledge of images of different cultures linked to Mediterranean lands provided by French-speaking travelers!
The course covers both fictional and non-fictional travel literature written in French during several centuries, and which all have in common that they describe meetings in and around the Mediterranean. A selection of texts are studied from a variety of perspectives: ideological, cultural, aesthetic, historical, theoretical… Overall, they provide a fascinating and enlightening image of cultural encounters throughout history as well as regards coping with cultural heritage and forming literary representations.
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Course structure
The course is offered certain terms as an interactive self-study course. Your teacher supports you through the course through e.g. an introductory orientation, recorded presentations, tutorials individually or in groups. Other terms the course is offered within the framework of the CIVIS collaboration. In this case, it takes a hybrid form, with online seminars supplemented by a week of studies at one of the organizing universities (for practical details about grants for travel abroad, contact the international section). As a CIVIS course, the course brings together a number of international experts in travel literature.
Teaching format
The teaching and the examination are in French.
Assessment
Assignments are both in oral and written form. The teaching and the examination are in French.
Examiner
Hans Färnlöf
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course. -
More information
The course is available for all students with a Bachelor degree (in any discipline), proficiency in French equivalent to French II or B2 in the European language scale, and proficiency in English equivalent to English B/English 6.
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