Genre and Media Innovation in Literature in English

3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020983BER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Om Approaches to the Literary Canon in English te kunnen opnemen, moet je geslaagd zijn voor Literature in English: 19th to 21st Centuries, of dit vak tenminste opnieuw registreren. Geef steeds voorrang aan vakken uit de laagste fase van je opleiding. Als je een verkort programma volgt, kan je dit vak zo opnemen.

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Birgit Van Puymbroeck
Alison Luyten (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
10 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course focuses on genre and media innovation in literature in English, with an emphasis on twentieth-century modernist literature. Through the study of a selection of texts, students gain insight in the interplay between literature and (mass) media, going from the popular press to film and radio. How did new media developments influence twentieth-century literature in English? How did authors engage with new media? To what extent are these developments still relevant today?

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Course reader with selection of scholarly articles, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Additional documents, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Selection of primary texts (poems, short stories, plays), Canvas
Handbook (Required) : Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf, Penguin Classics, 9780241436271, 2020
Handbook (Required) : Manhattan Transfer, John Dos Passos, Penguin Books Ltd, 9780141184487, 2000

Additional info

This course is taught in English

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The student has in-depth knowledge of a specific area of expertise, i.e. twentieth-century literature in English.
The student is able to analyse literary texts, especially with regard to genre and media innovation.
The student demonstrates socio-historical knowledge, especially with regard to developments in the twentieth century.
The student demonstrates cultural sensitivity with regard to various types of literary texts and authors.
The student is able to communicate his/her analysis in academic English.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Participation determines 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

If the student is late or absent for a particular part, s/he obtains 0/20 for this specific part.
In case the student fails the course, the student will need to retake all exam parts. If the student fails the 'participation’ part, s/he will need to submit a short paper.
The same tasks, deadlines and evaluation methods apply to all students.
Plagiarism is strictly forbidden.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context