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NOR-3601: Travel literature: From Fridtjof Nansen to Erlend Loe
Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | 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. | 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. | 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 min.
| 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. Assessment method: A seven days home exam on a given topic. The paper should be of approximately 12 pages. Exam language: Norwegian. Grades will be conferred according to a scale from A-F. Compulsory work will be graded pass or fail. | 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-2303 -1 10 sp
NOR-2601 -1 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2006
Første forelesning: Torsdag 12. januar kl 1115, rom E 0104, rom E 0104 | | Forelesning | Felles undervisning med NOR-2601 og NOR-2303.
Timeplan: Se NOR-2601
Foreleser Professor Henning Howlid Wærp
| | Hjemmeeksamen | Oppgave - utlevering: Tirsdag 16. mai. Innlevering: Onsdag 24. mai. |
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