This trans-disciplinary course aims to provide details on past and current systems and cases of censorship, and to allow for in-depth study of certain landmark plays, novels and film adaptations that have caused the greatest scandals and most intense censorship over the past century. The class will thus bring together notions of media studies, sociology, history, law and key legal battles, publication processes, as well as literary and film analysis. The course will mainly focus on banned and censored books and film adaptations in Great Britain and the U.S., but students will have the opportunity to bring in such cases in other countries during the weekly ‘round table debates' and in-class discussions. Please note that students will be asked to read books or watch films with controversial subject matter (including incest, pedophilia, rape, gang violence, sexual and physical abuse, etc.), so please take this into consideration when deciding on whether to choose this class.
Dennis TREDY
Séminaire
English
Spring 2022-2023
The grading for this class is based on Continuous Assessment:
General In-class participation (10%)
Participation in a Round-Table Debate (25%)
One Written Essay as a Homework (choice of two possible assignments) (30%)
Comprehensive Final Exam (35%)