Contemporary Literature in English

6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd

Aanbieding 2 met studiegidsnummer 4021115DNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een inleidend master niveau.

Semester

2e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Onderwijsteam

Janine Hauthal
Elisabeth Bekers (titularis)

Onderdelen en contacturen

0 contacturen Exam
13 contacturen Lecture
13 contacturen Practical exercises
75 contacturen Self study

Inhoud

This course addresses the post-war diversification of the British literary canon by studying contemporary Black British Women’s Writing. It draws on feminist literary criticism as well as black criticism to discuss a selection of older and more recent literary texts of different genres and with different thematic interests, written by women of African descent (once) resident in Britain.

Studiemateriaal

Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : VUB Writing Guide for Students of Literature in English, Bekers, Elisabeth, et al, updated annually, Canvas
Handboek (Vereist) : MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Gibaldi, Joseph, 8de, MLA, 9781603292627, 2016
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Course slides, Bekers, Elisabeth, updated annually
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, Baldick, Chris, Oxford University Press, 9780198715443, 2015

Bijkomende info

Introductory lectures are followed by discussion seminars in English. Active participation in the lectures and in the discussion seminars is essential. Students prepare for each seminar by means of list of discussion topics and/or additional reading assignments (mostly critical and theoretical texts) and lead the seminar discussion of one of the assigned topics. They are encouraged to confer with their instructor when preparing for their presentations. Critical evaluation of texts and literary criticism is expected.

The reading list (incl. the literary works to be studied) and additional reading material (incl. ppts) will be made available via Canvas. Students complement this information with their own notes.

Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

The students gain insight into the development of Black British Women’s Writing. They learn to use feminist (literary) criticism as well as black (literary) criticism to analyse individual literary works by black British women. They develop their reading, speaking and writing skills by analysing and interpreting literary texts and by reporting on their interpretations.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer

Examen Praktijk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Paper met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie Examen Praktijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Presentatie + discussie met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Students are required to participate in both the oral (50%) and the written (50%) parts of the evaluation in order to receive a mark for the course. Students who fail to do so automatically are marked as "absent" (AFW).

Students are required to obtain at least 08/20 for either part of the evaluation in order to receive a pass mark for the course. Students who fail to do so automatically receive the lower mark of the two as the overall mark for the course.

Students who have to be reevaluated in the second exam session, write an exam paper (50%) and take an oral exam (50%). Pass marks (at least 10/20) for either part of the evaluation are automatically transferred to the second session.

In order to take this class, compulsory additional costs may be charged in addition to the invoice sent to you as a student by the Student Administration Centre: for participation in literary events off campus a minimum contribution of €5 and a maximum contribution of €15 will be required. The costs are borne by the student and can neither be passed on to fellow students nor recovered from the lecturer or faculty. The amounts stated are approximately correct. If you experience payment difficulties as a result of these additional costs, you can contact Student Social Services via sociale.dienst.studenten@vub.ac.be or + 32 2 629 23 15. More information can also be found on https://my.vub.ac.be/en/social-services.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context