Course syllabus

Campus Borlänge

 

Welcome to "Literature and Gender: Literary Theory and Criticism" at Dalarna University

The course starts in week 14 (March 31) with pre-seminar reading.
Registration period starts on week 12 to 13.
Our first seminar (of five) will take place on Zoom, April 7, 13.00-14.30. Instructions for reading material and forum assignment for the first seminar will be published on Canvas in time for the course start in “Modules” / “Seminar 1”.

The general information about the course and the schedule are available in "Modules" / "Course information" folder which you reach through the left menu. 

Throughout your studies, you will use this platform for information and material and Zoom will be used for our digital seminars.

This course includes studies of fiction from different continents, with focus on gender-theoretical questions, from both an ideological-critical as well as an aesthetical perspective. The course highlights aspects of literary theories and methods relating to gender that problematize gender, sexuality, identity and power as well as the conditions for women‘s creation and aesthetics.

 

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • use literary gender theory and concepts such as gender, sexuality, identity and power by placing these in a wider cultural, social and aesthetic context
  • explain their own interpretations and analyses of literary works and texts on literary criticism and literary theory
  • provide constructive and critical feedback on the work of other students
  • from a critical perspective on power relations, evaluate and assess representations of contemporary events using gender theory.

 

Grading criteria: Grading Criteria - AEN2BV VT26.pdf
 

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me

Best regards,
Alda Maria Lentina

 

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Course Syllabus

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Alda Maria Lentina

Course Coordinator and teacher

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Lovisa Berg

Teacher

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