Special Topics in Literature (ENG274)

Knowledge

Upon completion of the course, the students will have gained knowledge of:

• broad knowledge of major literary themes and textual relationship to society and culture
• engagement with alternate scholarly positions around a particular research question
• theoretical approaches to literary texts and cultural expressions characteristic of the texts and/or culture that the course focuses on

Skills

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• reflect upon central theories, concepts and perspectives within the fields of literature and culture
• describe and explain central aspects of society and literature
• analyze and evaluate central concepts and themes in terms of the cultural and literary context
• engage with and incorporate secondary source material at an advanced level

General competencies

Upon completion of the course, the students:

• will be able to express themselves correctly and academically
• will have learned to read texts closely and interpret them
• can understand and articulate theories covered in the course
• can articulate and take a position within particular scholarly debates covered

75% attendance

1 obligatory assignment

• • Written
  • Approx. 500-1500 words as set by instructor

In order to take the exam, the obligatory written assignment and the attendace must be approved.

If the assignment is assessed as not approved on the first attempt, students are given one opportunity to submit a revised assignment.