Course
Course 15 credits • LIVR51
Literature-Culture-Media: Literary Theory and Method
Teaching – autumn semester of 2020
Due to the announcement from the Swedish Government issued May 29th, that returning to campus-based education is possible from June 15th, the following applies to teaching at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology during the autumn semester:
- Due to the ongoing corona (COVID-19) pandemic and the restrictions that have been issued, the courses taught this autumn will have a limited number of meetings on campus, depending on the availability of suitable lecture rooms. The major part of the teaching will take place online. Detailed information on what is the case for your course will be given below.
- If the teaching is campus-based, there will be assigned entry and exit passages for each teaching room regarding stairwells, corridors and entrances (doorways). Please be considerate and follow the instructions to the point. Hand disinfectant will be available in all lecture halls and group rooms.
Please pay attention to the start time of your teaching. The stated time in your course schedule is valid.
The course examines a number of theoretical approaches which have been dominant in both Swedish and international literary research in recent years. They are introduced in a concrete manner in connection to various issues that have been significant in the history of literature and literary studies: The formal and thematic representation of the human subject in literary texts, the structure and function of literary discourse and the relationship of a literary text to a socially, historically and culturally determined context.
Three aspects of literature are examined: Human characters in literature, language in literature and the representation of reality in literature. The first part examines theories regarding the formal and thematic manifestations of human subjects in a literary text. The second part examines theories regarding the structure and function of literary language and how it relates to other types of discourse. The third part examines theories concerning the way in which literary texts relate to contexts of a social, historical and cultural nature. In order for students to become methodologically aware the course focuses on theoretical texts with analytical or practical applications.
The students will also be given the opportunity to apply literary theory on autonomously chosen texts.
The course is included in the Master of Arts programme in Literature – Culture – Media. It is also offered as a single course.
Programme affiliation: Master's Programme in Literature - Culture - Media
Study period:
autumn semester 2020
Type of education:
only campus
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2020-08-31 – 2021-01-17
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-32661
Eligibility:
90 hp (90 ECTS credits) university studies in Comparative Literature
Introductory meeting: Monday, 31 August at 10.00 – 12.00 in SOL:L403
Teachers:
Alexander Bareis,
Cian Duffy,
Ellen Turner
Second Admission Round
Nationell ansökningsomgång
Autumn semester 2025
Late application
Opens 15 July