Literary and Cultural Analysis: Intermediality (6 ECTS)

06SM440-227

Program(s)

Bachelor Major (120 ECTS)

Bachelor Minor (60 ECTS)

Course Type(s)

Seminar

Module Group

English Literature

Duration

two-semester module, starting each spring

Assessment

written paper (80%)
learning portfolio (20%)
graded

Language of Instruction

English

Prerequisites	Students are required to have passed an introductory module in literature at Bachelor-level. The level of English language skills required for this course should correspond to the level achieved on successful completion of the Language Skills and Culture introductory module.
Content	This module focuses on the interrelationship between written literature and other types of media, and on the theoretical concepts that allow us to conceptualize the processes of exchange between different cultural forms (e.g. Shakespeare on stage and screen, Literature and the American musical, Intermedial Dickens, Literature and video/board games, etc.).
Learning outcomes	Students will be able to: (a) outline the key theoretical concepts relevant to the topic of their course; (b) comment on - and position themselves within - major controversies surrounding these terms; (c) formulate sustained literary critical arguments that employ and engage with some of these core concepts; (d) write mid-length literary critical essays; (e) present the findings of their literary critical research and theoretical explorations in other formats (e.g. short input papers, posters, visual essays, short presentations, leading a class discussion, etc.); (f) engage in open and constructive academic debates with their peers; (g) list a number of useful techniques to read and understand difficult secondary texts.

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