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NOR-2303: Travel literature: From Fridtjof Nansen to Erlend Loe. Special course for foreign students
Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian. | Examination semester
Spring | Objectives
The course aims to increase the understanding of travel literature as a genre in its own right and to familiarise the students with the theoretical and methodological problems relevant to travel literature and its history.
The course does not qualify students to teach in Norwegian schools.
| Contents
Travel literature has resurged in interest over the last twenty years and is no longer regarded merely as a historical or ethnological source, but as a genre in its own right with its own specific literary features. The boarder line between documentation and fiction is interesting in this regard and offers rich material for different approaches. In addition to Fridtjof Nansen¿s Paa ski over Grønland / The First Crossing of Greenland (1880) og Erlend Loe¿s L (L) (1999), a parody of / eulogy to (?) Thor Heyerdahl and the scientific journey, the course will focus on Knut Hamsun¿s I Æventyrland; oplevet og drømt i Kaukasien (In the Land of Adventure; experiences and dreams of Caucasus) (1903) as well as some recent and older travelogues.
The course is an offer to foreign students (exchange or guest students) who study Norwegian or Nordic languages and literature at a university in another country. Students who have already taken NorskFRE7 / NOR.0100 Norwegian for non-Norwegian students can choose this course as specialisation.
| Form of teaching
26 hours of lectures and seminars (13 x 2) with student presentations and participation. | Coursework requirements
Et forberedt muntlig innlegg på ca. 15 minutter.Presentasjon av emnet for semesteroppgaven.
| Exam and assessment
Coursework requirements: The students have to give a presentation in class of approx. 15 mins. in the course of the term. The presentation needs to be approved by the tutor. The students also have to present their term paper proposal in class. Assessment method: The students have to write a term paper of approx. 15 pages. (bibliography and appendices not included) on a chosen topic supervised by the tutor. The term paper may be written in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish. Grades will be conferred according to a scale from A ¿ F. Compulsory work will be graded pass or fail.
There are no requirements of mastering both types of Norwegian (¿bokmål¿ and ¿nynorsk¿), and the demands for practical linguistic skills are less strict than for students who choose a standard course in Nordic languages and literature.
| Contact person/lecturer
Professor Henning Howlid Wærp E-mail: Henning.Waerp@hum.uit.no Tel.: 776 44 235 | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request. | Course overlap
NOR-2601 -1 10 sp
NOR-3601 -1 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2006
Første forelesning: Torsdag 12. januar kl 1115, rom E 0104 | | Forelesning | Felles undervisning med NOR-2601og 3601.
Timeplan: Se NOR-2601
Foreleser Professor Henning Howlid Wærp
| | Semesteroppgave | Oppgave - innlevering 24. mai |
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