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An additional course brochure will be available at the campus printing office at the beginning of the semester. It is
necessary to order the books well in advance.
RECOMMENDED READING
BAKHTIN, Mikhail. L'oeuvre de François Rabelais et la culture populaire au moyen âge et sous la renaissance. Paris :
Gallimard, 1970.
COLLINGHAM, Lizzie. Curry. A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006. DÉTIENNE, Marcel. Comparer
l’incomparable. Paris : Seuil, 2000.
FORSTER, E.M. Aspects of the Novel. 1927. London: Penguin, 1962.
GHOSH, Amitav. Sea of Poppies. London: John Murray, 2008.
GOTO, Hiromi. Chorus of Mushrooms. Edmonton, AB: NeWest P, 1994.
RAMANUJAN, A. K. “Food for Thought.” The Table is Laid. The Oxford Anthology of South
Asian Food Writing. Ed. John Thieme, and Ira Raja. New Delhi: Oxford UP, 2007. 1--­‐10. ROY, Arundhati. The God of Small
Things. London: Flamingo, 1997.
RUSHDIE, Salman. Midnight’s Children. London: Jonathan Cape, 1981.
SERRES, Michel. Rome, le livre des fondations. Paris: Grasset, 1983.
MODALITES DE CONTRÔLE DES CONNAISSANCES
Contrôle continu
--­‐ 1 devoir écrit. Durée: 4 heures (50% = coeff.1).
--­‐ 1 oral. Durée : 30 minutes (50% = coeff.1).
Mercredi 12h15-13h45 F106 C. Omhovere
CIV2 The City in American Thought
Through an historical Survey, this course will explore changing conceptions of « the city » in American thought, from the
Christian « city on a hill » of the 17th century Pilgrims to the commodofied urban simulacrum of today. By looking at how
Americans have imagined the city, we will focus on ideas about the place of nature, democracy, immigration, industrialism, race,
commodification, suburbia, and the media. Readings will be a combination of fiction (short stories and novels), and important
non-fiction essays on the city. We will also view several films.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CRANE, Stephen. Maggie Girl of the Streets.
WEST, Nathanael. Day of the Locust
WRIGHT, Richard. Black Boy
WHITEHEAD, Colson. Apex Hides the Hurt
MODALITES DE CONTRÔLE DES CONNAISSANCES
Contrôle continu
1 mid--­‐term paper of 5 pages (coeff 1).
1 final oral exam (coeff 1).
Vendredi 9h45-11h15 F001 R. Heyman
LITT2 The Comic novel in Contemporary Britain
This course will provide insight both into contemporary English society and into the nature of literary humor. « Englishness »
has long been a vexed identity category, all the more so in the post-European Union, postcolonial, post-devolution, multi-racial
England of récent décades. English littérature has a long tradition of social critique through humour. In this course we will read
two récent comic novels that provide such social commentary, with particular attention to the nature of England and Englishness,
while also unfolding brillant comic plots. We will use thèse Works both to explore England’s sensé of itself and also to ponder
the form and artistry of the comic novel.
COMPULSORY READING
Smith, Zadie. White Teeth. 2000. Penguin papberback, 2001.
Barnes, Julian. England, England. 1998. Vintage paperback,2000
MODALITES DE CONTRÔLE DES CONNAISSANCES
Contrôle continu
1 mid--­‐term paper of 5 pages (coeff 1).
1 final oral exam (coeff 1).
Mercredi 12h15 -13h45 F106 J. Wilcox
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