ENG142 Literature and culture after 1900
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This course provides an introduction to modern English literature, culture and society after 1900. The majority of texts and topics will be taken from Britain and America, but other parts of the world will also be represented. Students will concentrate on explicating literary texts and exploring historical, social, and political issues. A range of literary genres will be represented and students will also be introduced to the standard terms and techniques of literary and cultural analysis. Literary texts will both be related to, and used to illuminate, relevant historical, social and cultural issues.
After completing the course, the student will possess knowledge about: aspects of the history and society of the UK, US and other English-speaking countries after 1900 the interplay between social history, literature, art and culture during this period the main formal and thematic characteristics of literary genres and historical, social and cultural trends after 1900 After completing the course, the student will be able to: analyse and interpret modern literary texts in English, using standard methods of literary criticism evaluate and interpret the significance of political and historical events in English-speaking countries after 1900 find and use reliable source materials write persuasively and effectively in academic English
Etter fullført emne har studenten kunnskap om:
- aspekt ved historie og samfunn i Storbritannia, USA og andre engelskspråklege land etter 1900
- samspelet mellom sosialhistorie, litteratur, kunst og kultur i denne perioden
- dei viktigaste formelle og tematiske særtrekka ved litterære sjangrar og historiske, sosiale og kulturelle trendar etter 1900
Etter fullført emne kan studenten:
- analysere og tolke moderne litterære tekstar på engelsk ved bruk av normerte metodar for litterær kritikk
- vurdere og tolke signifikansen av politiske og historiske hendingar i engelskspråklege land etter 1900
- finne og nytte pålitelege kjelder
- skrive overtydande og effektivt på akademisk engelsk
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Teaching takes the form of lectures, discussions, group work and individual study.
Each student is required to submit two essays that must be approved if the student is to be permitted to sit for the final exams. One of these will be a close reading of a literary text of c.1000 words; the other will be an essay of c.2000 words about a cultural and/or literary topic. The close reading will be assessed by peer-review and so it is a course requirement that each student participate in commenting on fellow students' essays. For the longer essay, each student will receive detailed feedback from an instructor, provided that the essay is submitted within the deadlines posted at the start of the semester. If an essay is not accepted at first submission, the student has the right to submit a new version.
The course will be evaluated in accordance with the University College’s routines for quality assurance.
| Assessment Form | Grouping | Duration | Grading scale | Proportion | Comment | Support Materials | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annen vurderingsform, definer i kommentarfelt | Individual | 2 Hours | A-F, A is the best grade and E is the lowest passing grade | 1/3 | |||
Home exam | Individual | 1 Weeks | A-F, A is the best grade and E is the lowest passing grade | 2/3 | 1-week home-exam, in which the candidate will write a 2000-word essay on a cultural and/or literary topic (which counts for 2/3 of the final grade). |
a 2-hour close-reading exam submitted on Fronter (which counts for 1/3 of the final grade); and a 1-week home-exam, in which the candidate will write a 2000-word essay on a cultural and/or literary topic (which counts for 2/3 of the final grade).