Peace Studies - Elective Courses

Work Load 10 credits (ECTS)
Objectives The course emphasizes theoretical approaches and analytical methods important to the study of contemporary narrative and literary criticism.
Contents Contemproary critical theories including feminism, postcolonialsim, and ecocriticism have benefited from the insights of Native American peoples who have survived five hundred years of conquest of their lands, languages, and collective memories. Increasingly literature by indigenous writers is included in the literary canon. These writers are trained in Western forms, and they are adept at mediating between worlds through masking, displacement, invention, and revival of tradition. In this course we will explore some of the intersections between traditional storytelling and contemporary narrative forms. We will also examine the various ways in which story functions as strategy of cultural survival and method of critical analysis. Recommended previous qualifications is a BA in literature or a BA in the programme literature and language. A good command of both written and oral English is also required.
Form of teaching 26 hours of teaching with seminars and lectures. About 12 weeks with 2 hours lectures a week, as well as seminars in which the students present short essays related to their own work. Wednesdays at 10.15-12.00, from week 33 (August 17).
Assessment Coursework Requirements: Submission of short essays which are first to be presented orally and which can then be extended into a semester assignment. This requirement is assessed as pass/fail by the teacher responsible. Assessment method: Portfolio assessment. 1 short essay. 5 pages (40%). Semester assignment 8-10 pages (60%). The deadline for submission of both assignments is December 8, two weeks after the last day of teaching.
Examination semester Autumn
Type of course Theoretical subject
Level of course/Year of study First or second year at master''s level.
Contact person/lecturer Associate Professor Laura Castor, tel.: 776 46568, e-mail: laura.castor@hum.uit.no
Recommended reading/syllabus Available on request.
Language of instruction English
Timetables http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=ENG-3109-1

Teaching autumn 2005 Første forelesning: Onsdag 17. august kl 1015
Forelesning	Teach.Period:17.08.2005 to14.12.2005 Onsdag 10:15 to12:00 C 1002 SV-fak. og HUM-fak. bygget Foreleser F.aman. Laura Virginia Castor
Hjemmeeksamen	Oppgave-utlevering: 24. november Innlevering: 08. desember