Women’s Literature: Mobility, Identity, and Change

ENG2024

Deepen your knowledge and appreciation of English-language literature and culture by reading and discussing a carefully curated selection of literary texts, taught with a fresh perspective and with an awareness of current theoretical lenses.

The texts discussed in this course not only reflect, but also speak for the cultures in which they were produced; they have been both reference points for and challenges to later writers across genres. In the face of wide-ranging societal changes that followed from various modernizing processes, writers sought to revisit and remake their genre accordingly. This course seeks to explore what a selection of writers were attracted to as writers and how contemporary ideas shaped these works. Students go on to consider the impact of these text traditions in literary studies and cultures. Students will have the opportunity to make wide-ranging comparisons between the texts discussed and to develop strategies for reading these open-ended, reflective works.

Compulsory for students in Bachelor of English. The course is also offered as an elective outside of this programme.

KNOWLEDGE

Students that have participated fully in Special Topics in English 1 can:

• engage basic reference points for literary study through discussing a selection of texts;

• connect the texts through their awareness of genre convention;

• consider the ideas that are important for understanding the relationship between selected works of literature;

• use the appropriate vocabulary and critical theories for analyzing the relationship between selected literary texts.

SKILLS

Students that have participated fully in Special Topics in English 1 will develop the following practical skills:

• ability to make both wide-ranging and precise comparisons between the course texts;

• ability to articulate and assess key ideas and concepts about literature;

• ability to develop strategies for reading open-ended and reflective literary works.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

The activities and instruction methods in the class Special Topics in English 1 aim to develop the student’s ability to:

• reflect upon their knowledge of literature and its relationship to the English language literary history and contemporary trends;

• have an understanding of the historical and cultural concerns of a selection of texts;

• understand the relevance of the literary past to our own time and cultural and literary sensibilities.

No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.

Elective

Teaching will be in the form of lectures and discussions of primary literary texts and secondary critical theories. The course methodology will be clearly established in the first meeting.

Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys

Compound evaluation, grading scale A-E for pass, F for fail

Compulsory participation OD, mim. participation 85%, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale: Approved - Not approved.
Two assessment tasks (short essay format) AK, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale: Approved - Not approved.
Take home examination, HJ, individual, 2 weeks, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A-E for pass, F for fail.

All aids

It is recommended that students have taken the English One-Year Programme or a similar introductory survey program, including a class in research and writing, before proceeding with a more advanced class.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

ENG2029 - Women’s Literature: Mobility, Identity, and Change - 7.5 credits

Curriculum literature

Leganto

Course language

English

Credits

Study location

Bodø

Responsible faculty

The Faculty of Education and Arts

Course coordinator

Information about the course coordinator for the selected semester is no longer available. Please contact the current course coordinator.