Literature and War

This course may be taken as a single course. A good command of oral and written English is recommended.

How does literature relate to the context of war? What are the relationships beteween the texts' form and content to the conflict with which they interact? How do aesthetics and ethics interact under the pressure of artistic autonomy, historical crises and different allegiances? Do such texts have significance beyond their own historical situation? These are some of the questions that will be discussed in a selection of primary texts and concomitant critical and theoretical discourses, primaryily with a focus on poetry and fiction from Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse).

A good command of oral and written English is recommended.

Application code: 9199 - Enkeltemner (ikke realfag), lavere grad (Nordic applicants).

After the end of the course, student should:

Knowledge

The student has:

• thorough knowledge of the primasry text on the syllabus. Students should be able to identify the text, to analyse them, and to relate them to their different criticalperspectives and contexts.
• command over how the primary texts relate to criticalreviews, theoretical perspectives and ethical debate.
• acquired general knowledge and facts of the war orhistorical conflict from which the text stem.
• the ability to meditate upon the position of literature in the human condition and civilizatory crisis.
• some idea of how this course relates to their studies in literature and their progress un the programme.

Skills

The student is able to:

• improve academic skills in demonstrating their acquired competence in variety of oral and written situations and media
• activate advanced vocabulary and relevant terminology in their own presentations, scholary discussions and written submissions.
• skills in orienting the acquired specific knowledge from thiscourse to similar types of literature and ethical concerns in other contexts of war and conflict.
• intermediate level of researching and making use ofprimary texts, secondary literature and relevant databases.
• academic standards for further bachelor and/or master studies.

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

• ENG-2101 The American War in Vietnam 10 ects

Language of instruction and examination

More info about the coursework requirements

• One lesson (45 mins) mini-exam on the text analysis of a chosen text at midterm.
• A 4-6 pages long essay on text analysis in relation to larger concerns of literature, ethics and war towards the end of term

Re-sit examination