Unit name | Francophone Identities in the Visual Arts |
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Unit code | FREN30099 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Shilton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | Department of French |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will examine the legacies of colonialism and immigration in contemporary photography, performance, installation and video art. Whilst considering the specificity of works produced by artists of different diasporas in France, attention will be given to the interconnectedness of their strategies to challenge stereotypes of the other and to renegotiate their identities between cultures.
Teaching: a combination of tutor- and student-led seminars (2 hours per week) Assessment: 25% seminar presentation (in French), 75% dissertation (4000 words)
This unit will be taught part in French (seminars in French)
The works will be interpreted in the light of theoretical, historical and (where appropriate) literary texts. A full bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Aims:
Successful students will:
Two seminar hours per week across one teaching block (22 contact hours).
1 x oral presentation (25%); [ILOs 1-5]
1 x 4000-word essay (75%); [ILOs 1-5]
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How much time the unit requires
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of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
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