Knowledge and Power

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Knowledge and Power: Introduction to Literature in English 2
Leerdoelen	Upon successful completion of the course unit, students are able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of modern and contemporary English-language literary texts; 2. Describe the social contexts of these texts; 3. Analyze various views of literary works; 4. Demonstrate some independent literary-critical thought
Omschrijving	Following ‘Making Meaning: Introduction to English Literatures I’ and its examination of literary techniques and devices, this course will continue to introduce students to the study of literary interpretation, in particular the distinction between the discursive and non-fictional literature of knowledge and the imaginative and poetic literature of power: what differentiates them, and what they have in common. Students will discuss and analyse texts, fictional and non-fictional alike, in oral and written assignments. This course aims to cultivate ever more nuanced and more questioning approaches to literature and its place in culture, particularly through certain themes and threads in the material: youth and age, authority and rebellion, order and anarchy, colonialism, race, justice, and the voices of women.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	digitale toetsing, essay
Vaksoort	propedeuse
Coördinator	prof. dr. R.D.P. Lansdown
Docent(en)	dr. A.C. Hoag ,prof. dr. R.D.P. Lansdown
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Ariel Sylvia Plath 978 0 57 11322727 €  10,00 Norton Introduction to English Literature, Shorter Twelfth Edition Kelly Mays 978 0393938920 €  65,00 Not Not While the Giro James Kelman 978 1 846970382 €  10,00
Entreevoorwaarden	none
Opmerkingen	80% attendance in seminars is compulsory.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Course units for exchange students 1 semester I b intr Ba English Language and Culture 1 semester I b verplicht Ba Open colleges Letteren - semester I b keuze