| Unit name | Algeria and France: Memory and Migration in Text and Image |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FREN20059 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| 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) |
FREN10001 or equivalent standard in French language |
| 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 course explores Franco-Algerian crossings in photography, video art, bande-dessinée and literature. We will ask how contemporary visual artists and writers: question the myths perpetuated by colonial images; resist amnesia surrounding the Algerian War of Independence; explore immigration and its legacy in France; and evoke French and Algerian identities in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The course will offer an introduction to interpreting work in a range of visual media. We will begin by studying images produced during the colonial era, while most sessions will focus on work created since 1980. Material to be studied may include painting by Delacroix and Niati, literature by Begag and Sebbar, video art by Bouabdellah and Kameli, and photography by Boudjelal and Bouziane.
This unit aims to:
a) develop students’ knowledge of visual and literary works exploring the complex relationship between Algeria and France;
b) develop students’ analytical skills by interpreting work in a range of art forms, including visual media not studied in Year 1;
c) introduce students to a range of cultural and historical criticism through which to interpret such works;
d) develop students’ knowledge of the colonial and post-Independence contexts explored by the prescribed works.
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
1) demonstrate an understanding of visual and literary works exploring the complex relationship between Algeria and France;
2) deploy an appropriate range of cultural and historical criticism through which to interpret such artwork;
3) articulate an understanding of the works’ relationship to the contexts from which they emerged;
4) analyse and compare works in a range of visual and literary forms.
The unit will be taught through a combination of tutor- and student-led seminars (1 x 2hr weekly seminar). One hour will be taught in French and one in English. Additional material will be made available to students via Blackboard.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
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
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
