The Geneva Summer School of Criticism

New Trends in Eighteenth Century Criticism
June 17 - June 26, 2013

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Department of French language and literature will hold an annual summer school entitled ��The Geneva Summer School of Criticism��. Its objective is simple: to make the University of Geneva the site of an annual encounter around questions of literary criticism, as they are confronted in French studies but not exclusively. The fields addressed will be: literature, aesthetics, art history, the philosophy of arts, and interpretation.

The summer school is being launched in the tradition of the Ecole de Gen�ve, and will aim to renew its heritage.

The 2013 summer school will address the topic of: ��New Trends in Eighteenth Century Criticism��.

Benefitting from the momentum of the Ann�e Rousseau in Geneva, the 2013 summer school will focus on critical trends that are renewing 18th-century studies.

The course will be taught in French and in English.

Topics to be addressed by academics from international institutions

  • Editing literature in the 18th century: the library, the manuscript, the archive
  • History and the history of ideas � the question of context
  • History of thought and history of forms
  • Language, economy, philosophy
  • 18th-century Literature and Law
  • Literature, climate, ecology
  • Literature and emotions
  • Literature and the body
  • Literature and art history

Target audience: Upper-year undergraduate students, Master's degree students.

6 ECTS.

TUITION FEES

Tuition fees are 1000 CHF. Tuition does not include housing or travel.

Once accepted into the course, payments may be made through bank transfer, or through our secure payment site. Please visit the�PAYMENT�page to make your payment. Once accepted, a 250 CHF deposit must be made to confirm your place in the course.

APPLICATION

To enroll in�New Trends in Eighteenth Century Criticism 2013, please send:

- Letter of motivation (500 words) outlining your interest in the summer school
- A recent CV

by email to�[email protected]�by June 1, 2013.

It is essential that in the SUBJECT of your email, please put: "Application: Literature Summer School 2013"

COURSE DIRECTOR

Professeur Martin Rueff
Department of Modern French Language and Literature
University of Geneva

CONTACT
[email protected]

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