|
ALI-3101: Fantastic literature and science fiction 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
Norwegian | Examination semester
Spring
| Objectives
The course aims to give students a historical, theoretical and analytical insight into fantastic literature and science fiction. | Contents
We shall work with a selection of novels and short stories from several periods and language environments, from Mary Shelley''s Frankenstein to Marge Piercy''s He, She and It, with the aim of studying different genre conventions and other literary features, as well as providing an overview of the development of fantastic literature. Particular emphasis will be placed on how and to what purpose literary texts may mediate the unknown (e.g. the supernatural or the new). One central theoretical starting point will be Tzvetan Todorov''s book about the fantastic.
The textual analyses and theoretical discussion will be more profound and comprehensive than in the corresponding course at the 2000 level, and the social aspects and cultural dimensions of the texts will be more emphasised.
| Form of teaching
The course runs throughout the semester, with scheduled periods for study and writing. Method of teaching: seminars, with an emphasis on student participation. The students must write at least two minor assignments within the duration of the course. Tutoring will be given during the course. | Coursework requirements
En prosjektbeskrivelse for prosjektoppgaven (2-3 sider).
| Exam and assessment
Coursework requirements: A description and outline of the term project (2-3 pages) has to be submitted in written form and presented in class within the given deadlines in the course of the term. This project proposal will be assessed according to a pass/fail grade by the tutor. Assessment method: The final grade is based upon a term paper (15 pages) on a chosen topic that has to be submitted within the deadline at the end of the term. The students are to work continuously on their chosen project throughout the term and have to submit an early draft for supervision three weeks before the final deadline. Exam language: Norwegian Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F. | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request | Course overlap
ALI-2111 -1 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2007
Første forelesning: Torsdag 25. januar kl 1415, rom A 3018. | | Prosjektopgave | Oppgave innlevering: Torsdag 29. mai. Første versjon av prosjektoppgaven innleveres mandag 7. mai. |
|