Vår 2024

ENG-2131 Short Fiction in English - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for språk og kultur

Type of course

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

Course overlap

ENG-3106 Short Fiction in English 10 ects

Course contents

In this course we will explore short fiction as a literary form. This includes examining the boundaries of the genre and its literary historical development, as well as interpreting short fiction through various formal, ideological and thematic lenses. The main emphasis in autumn 2020 will be on modernist experiments with the genre, postcolonial short fiction and contemporary short fiction, including the most recent developments. In analysing a range of different writers and styles, we will pay close attention to the representations of gender, class, ethnicity and race, and ask whether any experiences and/or identities seem to lend themselves particularly well to the short story form.

Admission requirements

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).

Objective of the course

The students have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student has a thorough understanding of the required primary texts and knows how to relate them to the relevant literary historical contexts and critical perspectives.
The student has a good knowledge of how chosen literary historical, social and cultural contexts have shaped the development of the short story genre.
The student shows a good understanding of some aspects of short fiction theory and is able to relate them to the analysed texts.

Skills

The student can analyse chosen formal, stylistic and thematic features of the required primary texts using relevant theoretical concepts in a precise manner.
The student can articulate clear insights about some important developments of the short story genre.
The student can present their ideas in a clear, coherent manner and support them with close readings of the texts.
The student can incorporate secondary sources into their written work and cite the sources correctly.
The student can use academic English confidently, in both spoken and written form.

Language of instruction

Language of instruction and examination: English.

Teaching methods

13 weeks of teaching and academic supervision. Teaching will take the form of lectures and seminars.