6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4021410ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
This course introduces research on the presence of intertextual and intermedial connections in literature and other art forms, paying special attention to the concept of "meaning" as a result of this interaction.
A general overview of the most relevant theoretical concepts and currents in the field of intertextuality and intermediality, the course will focus on the analysis of a case study. More specifically, the dynamics of intertextual and intermedial links will be analysed in Dante Alighieri's "La Divina Commedia", Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" (intertextuality) and Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (intermediality).
Not applicable.
Learning outcomes:
- the student knows the main concepts and theories in intertextuality
- the student knows the main concepts and theories in intermediality
- the student is able to analyse a literary work taking these concepts and theories as a starting point
- the student is able autonomously to explain the results of his/her research during a group presentation
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Presentation determines 50% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The exam consists of an oral presentation which presents the results of an intertextual and/or intermedial analysis and an oral exam, during which additional questions regarding the conclusions of the group presentation and the theoretical framework will be asked.
Students must participate in all parts of the evaluation process in order to pass the course.
Students can transfer to the next exam session the results of those parts of the evaluation process for which they have obtained a pass mark.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Intermediality - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Intermediality - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 1 language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 2 languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality 1 Language Double Degree
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality 2 Languages Double Degree
Master of Teaching in Languages: 1 taal (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Languages: 2 talen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)