Innholdsfortegnelse

Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram

Undervisningsspråk

English

Forkunnskapskrav

EN-410 and EN-411 (or the equivalent) must be completed or taken during the same semester.

Læringsutbytte

After completion of the class, the student will
  • be able to describe and explain how literary texts, both in form and content, communicate and throw critical light on traumatic experiences
  • be able to analyze the relationship between literature, history and memory
  • be able to identify and explain trauma as a phenomenon

Innhold

This course will investigate how literature both responds to, and helps us understand the nature of, experiences of loss and political violence. Through close readings of important literary works in dialogue with key texts concerning the phenomenon of trauma, it will address how literature relates to extreme historical experiences. Trauma as a concept will be made subject to critical investigation, and the singular challenge trauma poses to processes of representation, memory and reconciliation will be given scrutiny.

Undervisnings- og læringsformer

Seminars: Estimated workload: Approximately 400 hours.

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen

The student must have gained a pass grade on all obligatory tasks in order to be eligible to take the exam. An overview of the obligatory tasks will be given on Canvas at the start of the term.

Eksamen

Portfolio exam. Graded assessment. More detailed information about the content of the portfolio and the weighting of its elements will be given on Canvas at the start of the term.

Studentevaluering

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.

Tilbys som enkeltemne

Yes. Subject to avalibility.

Tilgang for privatister

No

Reduksjon i studiepoeng

Innholdet i dette emnet dekkes helt eller delvis av annet emne. Tas ett av disse emnene i tillegg, reduseres studiepoengene som følger:

Emne Studiepoengreduksjon
EN-468 – Literature and political trauma. 10
Sist hentet fra FS (Felles studentsystem) 15. okt. 2026 11:32:42