Culture du livre et prix littéraires: la fabrique de la valeur
FREN 354
Winter 2026
3 Units
In-person
3
- FREN 230/3.0 and FREN 231/3.0
None.
one-way Exclusions
TBA.
This course is structured around the analysis of a case study. Students will analyze the short list of a major literary award. It aims to provide knowledge of key concepts in book culture (literary field, cultural globalization; conglomeration; and bibliodiversity) and to enable to the understanding of book circulation and the power dynamics it underpins.
Learning Outcomes
- Consider the social, political, cultural, and economic value of a literary text in relation to its historical and national context.
- Analyze and discuss literary merit both orally and in written form.
- Understand the role of prize culture in the economy of literary art.
- Debate the relative value of diverse literary works with respect to both personal taste and defined assessment criteria.
- Develop a critical vocabulary about literature and the economics of books.
- Improve reading, writing, and speaking skills in French at an advanced level.