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ENG-3111: Virginia Woolf and British Modernism Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
English | Objectives
The course is an introduction to British literary modernism in the period from approximately 1920 to 1930 through the study of the writings of Virginia Woolf. | Contents
This course deals with the development of Virginia Woolf as a novelist in the context of her work as a literary critic, essayist and theorist of modernism. Its approach to her novels will be twofold. One perspective will be closely textual and based primarily on the narratology of Gérard Genette and Dorrit Cohn; the other will be historical and exemplified by Woolf''s own literary essays as well as her early experimental short fiction.
The course requires a bachelor''s degree in literature or in language and literature. A good command of English is required. | Form of teaching
Teaching starts in week 37 and goes on for 14 weeks. 24 hours of seminar. A two-week period without teaching (weeks 44-45), for individual project paper writing. | Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements: Two oral presentations (of 10-15 minutes each), to be approved by the teacher.
Assessment method:
Portfolio assessment at the end of the semester, based on two submitted project papers. The first paper, counting for 25% of the final grade, is to be submitted in week 46. This paper should be approximately 5-7 pages and the topic is to be decided by the student in agreement with the teacher. The other project paper counts for 75% of the final grade. This paper should be approximately 12-15 pages, and the topic is given by the teacher. The students will have 3-4 topics to choose from.
Grading: Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F.
Exam language(s): English | Contact person/lecturer
Associate Professor Anka Ryall, tel.: 776 44254, e-mail: anka.ryall@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request |
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