Course syllabus
Welcome to "Introduction to Theories and Methodologies of Literary Criticism" at Dalarna University
Welcome to the course Literature and Theory (GEN3DH/GEN28Q/EN2049). It is intended primarily for students taking English III: Focus on Literature, English III for Teacher Students for Upper Secondary School, and students taking this as a free-standing course.
Along with reading tasks and written assignments, the course is primarily taught through real-time, online seminars. Seminars for this course take place between weeks 36 and 3, but only in odd weeks, on Wednesdays (there may be exceptions), 08.30-10.30, beginning with an online Course Introduction in Week 36, Wednesday, 3 September, 08.30-10.30 (https://du-se.zoom.us/s/64769124041). A detailed schedule and general course information will be made available under Modules in Course Information.
When you take this course, you will be studying the following:
- a selection of representative theoretical schools, their key concepts, premises and associated methodological approaches
- a selection of literary texts in English, which will be analysed using key theoretical concepts and adequate methodological procedures
Course Literature:
- Barry, P. (2009). Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (3rd ed.). Manchester: Manchester UP.
- Coetzee, J. M. (2000). Disgrace. New York: Vikings.
- DeLillo, D. (1988). White Noise. New York: Vikings.
- Doyle, R. (1989). The Commitments. London: Vintage.
- Fowles, J. (1996). The French Lieutenant´s Woman. London: Cape.
- Greengrass, J. (2021). The High House. London: Swift Press..
- Woolf, V. (2000). Mrs Dalloway. London: Penguin Books.
We look forward to meeting you in the autumn term!
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Prof. Carmen Zamorano Llena Course Coordinator cza@du.se |
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Dr. Billy Gray Lecturer bgr@du.se |
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Dr. David Gray Lecturer dgy@du.se |
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