Course syllabus - The Unsustainable: Literature and the Critique of Civilization
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
LIA050
Valid from
Autumn semester 2026
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Organisation
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Ratified
2023-12-12
Revised
2025-11-03
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Oryx and Crake: a novel
(eller valfri utgåva på svenska eller engelska)
ISBN: 9780385721677
Frankenstein eller den moderne Prometeus
(eller valfri utgåva på svenska eller engelska)
ISBN: 9789171370235
Walden
(eller valfri utgåva på svenska eller engelska)
ISBN: 9789127119567
Compendiums
Kompendium tema 1 (några romantiska dikter, Philips) (som pdf på Canvas)
Kompendium tema 2 (Rydberg, Benedictsson, Ekelöf, Pettersson, Holm) (som pdf på Canvas)
Kompendium tema 3 (Carson, Martinson, Richards) (som pdf på Canvas)
Kompendium tema 4 (Larkin, Haux) (som pdf på Canvas)
Kompendium tema 5 (Bradbury, Berry, Steffen et al) (som pdf på Canvas)
Anointed
URL: Link
Requirements
Basic eligibility
Examination
INL1, Assignment, 6 credits, written assignment concerning learning outcome 1, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL2, Assignment, 1.5 credits, written assignment concerning learning outcome 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.
Grade
Three-grade scale
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