Master 1 Littérature et Civilisation - Littérature Comparée - Mme OUALI - HALIL Houria

         Dear M1 LC Students,

 

         Welcome to Introduction to Comparative Literature (2022-2023)!

In this space, you will learn about the interdisciplinary program of comparative literature that engages the study of literatures and cultures within and across national borders. It also involves comparative analysis of different literary texts and genres with visual art forms, social discourse, ideologies and practices. Hence, through the present course, the objectives and the aims of Comparative Literature will be reached. In other words, by the end of this course, you will be able to:

 

  • Develop your ability to read critically, to argue analytically, and to speak eloquently, translates fluently and to write skilfully in at least two different languages in the field of Comparative Literature.
  • Understand and have access to the different literary works and genres (novels, poetry, drama, film, monuments, political discourse, painting, audio, etc.) since they are both a source of pleasure and instruction.
  • Familiarize with the different periods in the history of one or more literary traditions.
  • Gain a general knowledge of different cultural traditions representing writers and artists of different origins and from diverse historical periods.
  • Explore literature in its social, political, intellectual, and historical context.
  • To demonstrate knowledge of historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts of texts as they are produced and received across national boundaries.
  • Decipher the kind of relationship that links literature to other forms of arts (visual arts like cinema, photography, painting, drawing etc.)
  • Consider the fundamental role that translation plays in bridging the gap between different literatures and cultures since it establishes a dialogue between them. Therefore, translation helps comparative literature’s practitioners to understand and tolerate the differences and cast away the prejudices and the negative stereotypes, which may hinder Comparative Literature as a discipline from attaining its objective.
  • Analyse literary works in relation to the relevant literary theories drawn from multiple disciplines like cultural studies, philosophy, psychology, ideology, anthropology, visual studies, and rhetoric. Besides, the students will be fully aware about the fact that literary studies are directly related to the application of a specific theory since the latter is considered the skeleton of any given research.
  • Analyse literature and the other arts as means of resistance and protest.
  • Develop your reading, understanding and critical skills in the domain of literature in general and comparative literature in particular at the same time prepare you to write your research papers as one of the requirements for your graduation.

 

 

l Iook forward to working with you!

Warm regards,

The lecturer