Course syllabus
Welcome to "Transculturality and Gender in Contemporary literature" at Dalarna University
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Registration to the course starts on week 02.
Study Format
When you take this course, you will study the following:
The course includes in-depth studies of a number of representative contemporary literary works from Portuguese-speaking Africa, Portugal and Brazil. The works are contextualised in their specific socio-cultural, political and historical context and analysed primarily with respect to issues related to post-coloniality, gender and transcultural identities. Through the theoretical texts we deepen the understanding of some central post-colonial concepts and transcultural themes, such as luso-tropicalism, hybridity, cultural translation and migration. We will study their relevance to the cultural understanding of the Portuguese-speaking communities of today.
You will improve your skills in these areas:
· explain key ideas in post-colonial and gender theoretical concepts and discuss these in relation to transcultural issues in Portuguese-speaking post-colonial
societies
· analyse and interpret literary works based on critical concepts and theories
· addressed in the course, and relate the works to their socio-cultural and historical context
· orally and in writing communicate and argue for their own literary interpretations, and comment on others‘, with very good mastery of the Portuguese language
· independently search for, collect and use relevant sources, and refer to them in an academically correct manner.
Grading criteria: Grading criteria GPR2XA VT26-1.pdf
Start of the Course
The course will start on week 04, with seminars on Mondays 17th30-19h, online (net-based) via Zoom. Make sure to check Announcements for updated information and messages.
IMPORTANT
It is important that you read the information on our Welcome Page to find out more about your upcoming studies, how to find accommodation and what it is like to study at university.
If you have questions about the course, contact the course coordinator, Alda Maria Lentina. Find below contact details and direct links to the most important information before the course start.
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Alda Maria Lentina Head of the subject Course Coordinator and teacher |
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