Introduction to Literature (2023/2024: Semester 2 – Spring)

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Cursusdoel

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. familiar with a number of literary works from different periods and regions
  2. familiar with key concepts in literary studies (such as reader response criticism, narratology, intertextuality, adaptation, postcolonial studies)
  3. able to use these key concepts to analyse primary materials
  4. able to use basic research skills (search literature, write and reference academically, present and chair a discussion)

Relationship between assessment and learning goals:

In this course, the final course grade is based on three elements: a midterm written assignment, a final written assignment and class participation (including logbooks and chairing a discussion)
  1. The midterm written assignment tests your knowledge and insight on learning objectives 1,2,3,4.
  2. The final written assignment tests your knowledge and insight on learning objectives 1,2,3,4.
  3. Class participation (including logbooks and chairing a discussion) test your knowledge and insight on learning objectives 1,2,3,4.

Vakinhoudelijk

The course provides an introduction to key concepts in literary studies and acquaints students with a number of literary texts from world literature.

What is literature and how can we study it? This course allows you to become acquainted with a variety of literary works from different periods and languages, and it introduces you to some basic concepts in literary studies. Each week we focus on a different aspect of writing and reading in relation to particular works. This way, you will improve your knowledge of literary history and the literary canon, as well as your ability to ask interesting questions about the works you read. We will consider how texts are written, what their possible effects on readers are, in what ways they reflect or envision the society in which they were composed, why societies cherish some literary works and censure others, how certain writers acquire or lose value over the course of time, and how literature helps to shape the sense of who we are as individuals and as members of society.

Format
Each week begins with a lecture in which the topic of the week is introduced. During the second meeting of the week, emphasis is placed on analyzing and discussing a certain literary work (or works) of particular writers concerning the week’s topic or theoretical concept. Students take turns in starting off the group discussions for which all students must have comprehensively read the ‘works of the week in advance. Students keep a weekly logbook reviewing the principal insights gained each week.

Werkvormen

UCU hum 1 course

Toetsing

Class participation, including logbook

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Mid term written assignment

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Final written assignment

Verplicht | Weging 40% | ECTS 3

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er is geen informatie over verplichte ingangseisen bekend.

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Kritisch lezen
  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Presenteren

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • BOEK
    Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway
  • BOEK
    Cunningham, The Hours
  • BOEK
    J.M. Coetzee, Life & Times of Michael K
  • BOEK
    Bertold Brecht, The Good Woman of Setzuan
  • BOEK
    Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces
  • BOEK
    Harold Pinter, The Homecoming
  • BOEK
    Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart . Penguin 2017, ISBN number: 0141186887

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

E.F. Eromosele e.f.eromosele@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. A. Andeweg A.Andeweg@uu.nl
dr. M. Borzaga m.borzaga@uu.nl
E.F. Eromosele e.f.eromosele@uu.nl
T.W. Hedley t.w.hedley@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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