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ENG-3114 Modernism: Contemporary Narratives of Loss and Transformation - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for språk og kultur

Type of course

This course is intended for students in the master's programme in English literature and students in the master's programme in teacher education year 8-13 (lektorutdanning trinn 8-13, studieretning engelsk).

This course may be taken as a single course by students who qualify for admission to the MA programme in English Literature.

Course overlap

ENG-2114 American Literature between the World Wars 10 ects

Course contents

This course investigates the emergence and development of modernism as a literary phenomenon in the United Kingdom and the United States (and elsewhere) in the first half of the twentieth century. Our progression will be roughly chronological as we begin with the early experiments in literary form that led away from traditional narrative and lyricism. From there, we will proceed to examine conflicts from issues of ethnicity and gender to the cultural trauma of the First World War and the widespread loss of religious faith. This in-depth study of Anglophone modernism combines a historical and cultural perspective with the close analysis of selected texts, formal as well as thematic. Students will gain insight into many of the generative exchanges and collisions between literary experimentation, emerging popular media, and the social and political agendas of the early twentieth century - and their ongoing influence on the present.

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or equivalent qualification, in English literature, or a degree combining English literature and a closely-related discipline (minimum 80 ECTS in English). An average grade equivalent to C or better (in the Norwegian grading system) in the English coursework (80 ECTS) is required.

Application code: 9371 - Enkeltemner p氓 masterniv氓 (Nordic applicants).

Objective of the course

Knowledge and understanding: In this in-depth study of Anglophone modernism, emphasis will be given to the historical origins and definition of literary modernism. The course also pays close attention to the diversity and multiformity of modernism expression across a range of selected texts.

Skills to be gained by the end of the course:

Increased proficiency in writing and speaking English.
Strengthened ability to explain ideas in a coherent manner with support from close readings of texts.
Increased competence in interpreting literary texts in historical, cultural, and critical contexts.
Improved ability to identify and explain elements of style in imaginative writing

Language of instruction

Language of instruction and examination: English.

Teaching methods

13 weeks of teaching and about six weeks of academic supervision (available as tutorials and/or email feedback where needed). Teaching includes lectures, seminars, discussions led by students, student presentations, and writing tutorials.

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