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

Students must have taken 'Identities in Literature in English', before they can enroll in this course. Enrolling in Genre and Media Innovation means that you simultaneously take 'Literatuur en intermedialiteit' or have succesfully passed it. If you are enrolled in a preparatory programme you can register this course without restrictions.

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Janine Hauthal
Birgit Van Puymbroeck (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 literature from the late nineteenth, twentieth, and/or twenty-first centuries. It studies how literary authors innovate or combine genres, develop new writing styles and write for 'new' media such as radio and film.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Selection of primary texts, See reading list on Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Additional materials (syllabus, PowerPoint presentations, additional reading materials, etc.), Canvas

Additional info

This course is taught in English.

A reading list will be made available on Canvas before the start of the course. It is essential that students prepare for class by reading the assigned texts ahead of time and that they participate in the class discussions.

The course is taught alternately by Prof. Birgit Van Puymbroeck and Prof. Janine Hauthal. The content may vary from year to year, with a focus on modernist or postmodernist texts depending on the year. It is possible that some classes are taught by guest lecturers.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

1. Students have in-depth knowledge of a specific field of study, namely modernist and/or postmodernist literature in English (selected authors and texts).

2. Students have insight in genre and media developments in literature in English.

3. Students are able to analyse literary texts critically and independently, especially with regard to genre and media innovation.

4. Students are able to communicate their insights in correct academic English.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 20% of the final mark.

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

Examen Mondeling with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Paper with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Regarding the paper (20%):

No submission or late submission will result in 0/20 for the paper.
For this task, it is permitted to use generative AI only for brainstorming. Any use of generative AI should be properly referenced.

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