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NOR-2601: Travel literature: From Fridtjof Nansen to Erlend Loe
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. | 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. Recommended previous qualifications/courses: NOR-1110, NOR-1111 og NOR-1112, or equivalent. The syllabus is available in Norwegian, Scandinavian, and English. | Recommended previous qualifications
NOR-1111 Nordic Literature from 1870 until Second World War, NOR-1110 Nordic literature from Eddaic Poem until 1870, NOR-1112 Nordic Literature from Second World War until today | 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. 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-3601 -1 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2006
Første forelesning: Torsdag 12. januar kl 1115, rom E 0104 | | Forelesning | Felles undervisning med NOR-2303 og NOR-3601.
Foreleser Professor Henning Howlid Wærp
| | Semesteroppgave | Oppgave - innlevering 24. mai |
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