Selected Topics in General and Comparative Literature II
| Title | Ειδικά Θέματα Γενικής και Συγκριτικής Γραμματολογίας II / Selected Topics in General and Comparative Literature II |
| Title in French | Thèmes choisis de Littérature Générale et Comparée II |
| Code | Ε236 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | French Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018868 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Gallikīs Glṓssas kai Filologías (2020-)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Mandatory Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600303027
|
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600303027
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
• Practice in the study of different literatures and linguistic areas
• Application of the principles of Comparative Literature
• Critical skills development, synthesis and multidisciplinary research
• Practice on the analysis of literary texts
• Oral or written presentation of a theme with a variety of media
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course focuses on the study of literary production from Modern Times through the comparative approach of texts from different national literatures. The course aims to familiarize students with the various convergences of thematically close texts, but which come from different spatio-temporal frameworks and cultural backgrounds.
Subject: The use of language as a tool and as a weapon in the works of Raymond Queneau and Pavlos Matessis
SYLLABUS
1. Biographies and works of the two authors
2. Questioning the establishment, Part A’: language used as a tool in order to subvert linguistic rules
3. Language fusion
4. Puns and neologisms
5. Language “errors” A’
6. Language “errors” B’
7. Questioning the establishment, Part B’: language used as a weapon
8. Public life (state, politics, society, country)
9. Public life (religion, History, mythology, art)
10. Private life (love, marriage, family, illness, handicap)
11. Private life (social taboos, the untold)
12. Subverting the natural laws: death in life
13. Subverting the natural laws: life in death
Keywords
Comparative approach, Comparative Literature
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 75 | 3 | |||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Film projections | 33 | 1.3 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exam at the end of term.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
"Ανατροπές", Λ. Μαμακούκα, University Studio Press, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2016
Additional bibliography for study
Αποσπάσματα κειμένων
Last Update
22-02-2020
