Course

Course 30 credits • LIVA05

Study period: spring semester 2026
Type of studies: full time, day
Study period: 2026-01-19 – 2026-06-07
Language of instruction: Swedish
Application code: LU-72300
Eligibility: General requirements and studies equivalent to Swedish Upper Secondary School courses History 1b or 1a1+1a2/History level 1b or level 1a2 and Social Studies 1b or 1a1+1a2/Social Studies level 1b or level 1a2

Introductory meeting: Monday, 19 January at 10.15 – 12.00 in SOL:A129b

Teachers: Katarina Båth, Torbjörn Forslid, Oscar Jansson, Cristine Sarrimo, Paul Tenngart

• Syllabus
• Syllabus (in Swedish)
• Läsanvisningar: delkurs 2
• Läsanvisningar delkurs 1
• Läsanvisningar delkurs 3

• List of literature - Contemporary Literature - An Introduction

• List of literature - World Literature, there and here

• List of literature - In the Boundaries of Fact and Fiction

• List of literature - The Venues of Poetry

• List of literature - Specialized Assignment on Contemporary Literature

• Schedule
• Exam schedule
• Canvas LIVA05 - Litteraturvetenskap: Den samtida litteraturen - Delkurs 1 Samtidslitteraturen - en introduktion 6 hp
• Canvas LIVA05 - Litteraturvetenskap: Den samtida litteraturen - Delkurs 5 Samtidslitterärt specialstudium 6 hp
• Canvas LIVA05 / LIVA07 - Litteraturvetenskap: Den samtida litteraturen - Delkurs 2 Världslitteraturen där och här 6 hp
• Canvas LIVA05 / LIVA08 - Litteraturvetenskap: Den samtida litteraturen - Delkurs 3 I gränslandet mellan fakta och fiktion 6 hp
• Canvas LIVA05 / LIVA09 - Litteraturvetenskap: Den samtida litteraturen - Delkurs 4 Poesins mötesplatser 6 hp
• Library Guide Litteraturvetenskap

Information on included parts

1. Contemporary Literature - An Introduction , 6 credits
2. World Literature, there and here , 6 credits
3. In the Boundaries of Fact and Fiction , 6 credits
4. The Venues of Poetry , 6 credits
5. Specialized Assignment on Contemporary Literature , 6 credits
6. Contemporary Literature - An Introduction , 6 credits
7. World Literature, there and here: group presentation , 1 credits
8. World Literature, there and here: written assignment , 5 credits
9. In the Boundaries of Fact and Fiction , 6 credits
10. The Venues of Poetry , 6 credits
11. Specialized Assignment on Contemporary Literature , 6 credits