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SYLLABUS The Irish Short Story and Literary Theory Advanced course 7,5 ECTS credits
Spring 04 |
The Faculty of Humanities
and Languages
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Course
Co-ordinator/examiner: Irene Gilsenan Nordin
AIM
This course introduces
students to Irish short fiction from a
theoretical perspective. The course aims at developing the students’
understanding of representative works of Irish short fiction, as well as
at deepening their analytic skills through the study of literary theory.
CONTENT
The literary works are studied
from a variety of theoretical perspectives, such as structuralism,
poststructuralism, postcolonialism and feminism. Besides introducing
students to theoretical texts, they will also study a number of critical
articles dealing directly with the Irish short fiction studied on the
course.
FORMAT
The course consists of
obligatory seminars, in which students are expected to participate
actively. In order to facilitate the response and development of the
students, the different theories will be applied to the works studied
through short hand-in assignments. All teaching is conducted in English.
Assessment
The students are assessed
through seminar participation as well as written hand-in assignments and
an oral presentation.
GRADE
The grades used are Pass with
Distinction (ECTS A and B), Pass (ECTS C, D, and E), and Fail (ECTS
FX/F).
PREREQUISITES
English
B or equivalent to take the course at C level. English C or equivalent
to take the course at D level.
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Conlon,
Evelyn, och Oeser, Hans-Christian, eds. Cutting
the Night in Two: Short Stories by Irish Women Writers. Dublin: New Island,
2001. (416 pp, chosen sections)
ISBN:
1902602528
Rivkin,
Julie, och Ryan, Michael, eds. Literary
Theory: An Anthology. Malden: Blackwell,
1998. (1130 pp, chosen sections) ISBN:
0631200282
Trevor,
William, ed. The Oxford Book of
Irish Short Stories. London: Faber, 2002. (592 pp, chosen
sections) ISBN: 0192801937
Compendium
of articles. (ca 100 pp)
REFERENCE
LITERATURE
Allen,
Walter. The
Short Story in English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981.
Averill,
Dorothy. The Irish Short Story
from George Moore to Frank O’Connor. Washington: Catholic
University of America 1982.
Barry,
Peter. Beginning Theory: An
Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory.
Manchester:
Manchester UP, 2002.
Cahalan,
James M. Liam O'Flaherty:
A Study of the Short Fiction.
Boston: Twayne, 1991.
Kilroy,
James F. The Irish Short Story. A
Critical History. Boston: Twayne, 1984.
Thompson,
Richard J. Everlasting
Voices: Aspects of the Modern Irish Short Story. Troy,
NY:
Whiston, 1989.
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