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Course syllabus - Comparative Literature 3: Theory and Method
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
LIA042
Valid from
Autumn semester 2026
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Comparative Literature
Organisation
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Ratified
2021-12-14
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
Modern litteraturteori : från rysk formalism till dekonstruktion. Del 1.
ISBN:9144331029 LIBRIS-ID:1716855
Modern litteraturteori : från rysk formalism till dekonstruktion. Del 2.
ISBN:9144331126 LIBRIS-ID:1716856
Modern criticism and theory: a reader
ISBN: 9780582784543 (pbk.)
Articles
A Phenomenology of Whiteness. Feminist Theory 8, nr 2 (2007): 14968.
Tillgänglig i kursmodul på Canvas.
URLs
I kursen läses ett aktuellt nummer av Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap:
Examination
HEM1, Take-home examination, 7.5 credits, individual examination concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
A passing grade requires that assignments are completed with appropriate language use.
For a Pass grade (G) on the course as a whole, the requirements for at least this grade on all examination components must have been fulfilled, as well as the requirements for active participation in the seminars and the successful completion of prescribed group assignments. In the event of individual absences, an opportunity will be given to submit supplementary work in accordance with the teacher's instructions.
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