FREN 2060: Québec: Littérature et société Études françaises Université de Guelph Automne 2012 Classes: Mercredi & 12h30-13h20 MACK 223 Professeure: Dr Margot Irvine (French / European Studies) Bureau: MACK 280 Heures de Bureau: L,M,V 14h00-15h00 Ou sur rendez-vous: 824-4120 Ext. 53182 mirvine@uoguelph.ca Introduction: This course is designed to provide an introduction to French-Canadian and Quebec literature and society from the seventeenth century to the present. Major genres, including the novel, poetry, theatre and the essay, will be studied from chronological and thematic points of view. Aspects of Quebec culture will be explored through the use of DVDs, audio CDs and Internet. Information on the historical, social and political backgrounds of the various authors will supplement the materials in the required text. Objectives: By the end of this course you will: *be familiar with the various literary and artistic currents that have emerged within Quebec from the early days of New France to the present. *be familiar with the major historical events which have shaped Quebec and French- Canadian society. *be able to place a given text within an historical, ideological and aesthetic context and to appreciate its importance relative to other cultural productions. * have gained practical experience in literary analysis and methodology. * have increased your written and oral vocabulary in French and have greater facility in expressing abstract ideas in French. * have acquired a sound basis for further studies in the field of Canadian studies. Student Responsibilities to come to class prepared (having done the assigned reading) to participate in class discussions to complete work assigned on time to complete course requirements to help maintain an environment conducive to learning: refrain from creating distractions (noise or visual distractions) treat instructors and fellow students with respect
Instructor s Responsibilities to come to class prepared to help students attain learning objectives to mark and return work in a timely manner to assess all students fairly and to provide constructive feedback Prerequisites: FREN*1200 or FREN*2030 or permission. Textbooks Required: 1. Vaillancourt, Claude. Anthologie de la littérature québécoise. Montréal : Les Éditions de la Chenelière, 2008. *Companion Internet site : http :www.odilon.ca 2. Roy, Gabrielle. Ces enfants de ma vie. [1970]. Montréal: Boréal, 1993. Recommended: 3. Tétu de Labsade, Françoise. Le Québec: un pays, une culture. 2 e édition, Montréal: Boréal, 2001. 4. Provencher, Jean. Chronologie du Québec. Montréal: Bibliothèque Québécoise, 2000. Method of presentation: Lectures and discussions (3 hours per week). Courselink Site Web: Summaries of lectures, some readings, handouts, quizzes and images that are shown in class are posted to this site: www.courselink.uoguelph.ca Method of evaluation: Mid-term test: 20% (On: October 3 rd ) Outline and bibliography for writing assignment: 5% (Due on: October 22 nd ) Writing assignment: 20% (Due on: November 16th) Individual presentations on cultural topics: 15% (Last 10 minutes of each class. See schedule on courselink) Final exam: 40% (On: December 4 th,2:30-4:30) The writing assignment (minimum 1,000 words) is due on November 16th. NB. Late essays will be automatically penalized at the rate of 2% per day (i.e. you will lose 2% for every day that the essay is late, including weekends: so, for example, a student who submits an essay one week late will automatically lose 14% of his/her
mark). No written work whatsoever will be accepted after the last day of the semester (Thursday November 29th). The mid-term exam will take place on October 3rd. The final exam will be December 4 th from 2:30-4:30. Location will be announced on WebAdvisor. Policy on Missed Midterm and Quizzes If a student misses the midterm test for a valid reason (illness, family emergency) a makeup test can be arranged. Otherwise, the missed midterm will receive a grade of 0. Note: the instructor has the right to require written proof (e.g. medical certificate). If at all possible, contact the instructor before the scheduled time for writing the midterm. The final exam (two hours in length) - based upon material from the lectures, the course textbook and the course reader covered since the midterm - will be held on December 4 th, from 2:30-4:30. The location will be announced on Web Advisor. Échéancier: Semaine 1 7 10 Introduction au cours Chapitre 1 (anthologie)1534 1760 La Nouvelle France. Récits de voyageurs et autres écrits. (p. 4 à 6) Les Relations des Jésuites (p.9) 12 Chapitre 1 Lettres à son gendre, Élisabeth Bégon (p.12 13) Exemple d une présentation culturelle : Isabeau s y promène (chanson) 14 Semaine 2 17 Chapitre 2 1760 1900 Un peuple en quête de lui même. La naissance de la littérature québécoise (p.20 à 23) Début des présentations culturelles Chapitre 2 Les Anciens Canadiens, Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (p.27) Angéline de Montbrun, Laure Conan (p.28 29)
19 21 Semaine 3 24 26 Chapitre 2 Le conte fantastique p. 30 La Chasse galerie, Honoré Beaugrand (p. 31 32); Chapitre 2 Le drapeau de Carillon, Octave Crémazie (p.36) Le rapport Durham, Lord Durham (p.39) Chapitre 3 1900 1945 Le Québec dans la tourmente La littérature : terroir, exotisme et voyage intérieur (p.46 à 50) Chapitre 3 Le roman du terroir (p.52) Maria Chapdelaine, Louis Hémon (p.53 54) 28 Chapitre 3 Un homme et son péché, Claude Henri Grignon (p.56 57) Le Survenant, Germaine Guèvremont (63 64) Semaine 4 1er Chapitre 3 Émile Nelligan et son œuvre, Émile Nelligan (p.65) Regards et Jeux dans l espace, Hector de Saint Denys Garneau (p.74 75) 3 Examen mi semestriel 5 Chapitre 4 1945 1960 La Grande Noirceur La littérature québécoise entre le repli et la modernité (p.84 à 88) Semaine 5 8 Congé de l action de grâces
10 Chapitre 4 Bonheur d occasion, Gabrielle Roy (p.88 89) Conseils pour la composition; guide méthodologique (anthologie) (p. 255 276) Nouvelles : Ces enfants de ma vie, Gabrielle Roy («Vincento», p.9 16) 12 Nouvelles : Ces enfants de ma vie, Gabrielle Roy («L Enfant de noël», p.19 34 et «L Alouette», p. 37 52) Semaine 6 15 17 19 Nouvelles : Ces enfants de ma vie, Gabrielle Roy («Demetrioff», p. 55 77 et «La Maison gardée», p. 81 112) Nouvelles : Ces enfants de ma vie, Gabrielle Roy («De la truite dans l eau glacée», p. 115 185) Chapitre 4 Les Plouffe, Roger Lemelin (p.91) Le libraire, Gérard Bessette (p.96) Tombeau des rois, Anne Hébert (p.100) Semaine 7 22 Chapitre 4 Un simple Soldat, Marcel Dubé (p.104 105) Refus Global, Paul Émile Borduas (p.107) Les insolences du frère Untel, Jean Paul Desbiens (p.109) Remise du plan de la composition aujourd hui 24 26 Chapitre 5 1960 1980 L émergence du Québec moderne Une littérature rebelle et identitaire (p.114 à118) Chapitre 5 La crise d
Le Cassé, Jacques Renaud (p.119) Semaine 8 29 31 Chapitre 5 Prochain Épisode, Hubert Aquin (p.121 122) Speak White, Michèle Lalonde (p.134 135) Chapitre 5 Une saison dans la vie d Emmanuel, Marie Claire Blais (p.120) L Homme rapaillé, Gaston Miron (p.136 137) 2 Chapitre 5 À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie Lou, Michel Tremblay (p.141 142) Nègres blancs d Amérique, Pierre Vallière (p.146 147) Semaine 9 5 7 9 Chapitre 6 1980 2001 Référendums et mondialisation Une littérature éclatée (p.158 à 163) Chapitre 6 Les têtes à Papineau, Jacques Godbout (p.164 165) Le Souffle de l harmattan, Sylvain Trudel (p.176 177) Chapitre 6 Les Aurores montréales, Monique Proulx (p.183 184) Les Lettres chinoises, Ying Chen (p.179) Semaine 10 12 14 16 Visionnement d un film en classe: «Incendies» dir. Denis Villeneuve, basé sur la pièce de Wadji Mouawad (2010) Visionnement d un film en classe: «Incendies» dir. Denis Villeneuve, basé sur la pièce de Wadji Mouawad (2010) Visionnement d un film en classe: «Incendies» dir. Denis Villeneuve, basé sur la pièce de Wadji Mouawad (2010) Remise de la composition aujourd hui
Semaine 11 19 21 Chapitre 7 Incendies, Wadji Mouawad (p.245) Chapitre 6 La Face cachée de la Lune, Robert Lepage (p.208 209) 23 Semaine 12 26 28 Chapitre 7 2001 2007 Les nouvelles inquiétudes littérature : l ère de l abondance (p.232 à 236) Chapitre 7 Nikolski, Nicolas Dickner (p.238 239) Comme une odeur de muscles, Fred Pellerin (p.240) Chapitre 7 Les Cowboys Fringants (p.250-251) Mes Aïeux (p.252) Synthèse (p. 254) Jeudi, 29 (Notez que cette classe aura lieu un jeudi!) Revision et rattrapage Examen final: 4 décembre 2h30-4h30. Le lieu sera indiqué sur WebAdvisor. E-mail Communication As per University regulations, all students are required to check their <uoguelph.ca> e-mail account regularly: e-mail is the official route of communication between the university and its students. When You Cannot Meet a Course Requirement When you find yourself unable to meet an in-course requirement because of illness or compassionate reasons, please advise the course instructor (or designated person, such as a teaching assistant) in writing, with your name, id#, and e-mail contact. See the Undergraduate Calendar for information on regulations and procedures for Academic Consideration: http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/undergraduate/current/c08/c08-ac.shtml Drop Date
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