Emner: SAS2B Scandinavian Literature - 20th and 21st Century Scandinavian Area Studies - Vår 2022

Studiepoeng

15.0

Studiepoeng, omfang

Studienivå (studiesyklus)

Bachelor

Fulltid/deltid

Undervisningsspråk

English

Undervisningssemester

Spring

Undervisningsstad

Bergen

Mål og innhald

The course provides an introduction to Scandinavian literature and literary history from 1900 to the present. The student is introduced to representative works as well as to important literary developments, particularly in the genres of poetry and the novel. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between intellectual, social and political developments. The course covers works by both classical Norwegian, Swedish and Danish authors (for example Sigrid Undset, Knut Hamsun and Karen Blixen) and contemporary writers (for example Dag Solstad, Helle Helle and Karl Ove Knausgaard). Authors from Finland or Iceland might also be included.

Læringsutbyte

On completion of the programme the candidate should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate will have a thorough knowledge of 20th and 21st century Scandinavian cultural and intellectual trends, of Scandinavian literary history, as well as an understanding of important authorships and representative literary works.

Skills

The candidate will be able to discuss central literary developments and be able to analyze and to write about central works in 20th and 21st century Scandinavian literature.

General competence

The candidate will have a broad knowledge of 20th and 21st century cultural and literary history and of important writers and individual works.

Krav til forkunnskapar

The course requires spoken and written proficiency in English.

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

Studiepoengsreduksjon

Krav til studierett

The course is open to exchange students and other students with upper secondary education from outside Norway with admission to the University of Bergen.

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

Teaching will be given either as double or triple lectures. Total: 24-26 hours.

Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet

None.

Vurderingsformer

7-day home exam.

Hjelpemiddel til eksamen

Karakterskala

A-F.

Vurderingssemester

Spring and fall

Litteraturliste

Emneevaluering

Courses are evaluated regularly in accordance with the University of Bergen´s quality assurance system.

Programansvarleg

Programstyret for nordisk

Emneansvarleg

Programstyret for nordisk

Administrativt ansvarleg

Department of linguistic, literary and aesthetic studies

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Linguistic, Literary, and Aesthetic Studies.

E-mail: advice@lle.uib.no