English - Free topic F:Nation, Cosmopolitanism and Literature
Course content
In this course we will look at how a selection of literary texts engage with the vexed questions of the nation and of cosmopolitanism in terms of individual attachment and belonging. What goes into the making of ’nation’? How it is imagined, bordered, and gendered and, most importantly, who is included and excluded from its realms? How do the myths of the nation sustain or obstruct individual characters in their desire for recognition and agency? Is cosmopolitanism an aesthetic or political category or, perhaps, both? Is cosmopolitanism an idealistic rather than practical ‘project’? What does a citizen of the world really mean and is this possible in practice? What characterises a cosmopolitan world-view or ethos? We will explore such questions as we engage in close reading of literature that ranges from James Joyce’s Dublin to Brexit Britain and beyond.
Engelsk
Class instruction
Reading list available late autumn 2022
This course leads to exams Free Topic 4 with Written and Oral
Proficiency in English.
Kurset kan også bruges Frit emne A (inkl. skriftlig sprogfærdighed)
og Frit emne B (inkl. mundtlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen
af sidefaget i engelsk 2019, samt Frit emne (inkl. skriftlig og
mundtlig sprogfærdighed) under Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i engelsk
2020.
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other
Criteria for exam assessment
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other
Criteria for exam assessment
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other
Criteria for exam assessment
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other
Criteria for exam assessment
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 56
- Preparation
- 353,5
- English
- 409,5
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HENKF2306U
- ECTS
- See exam description
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
Master’s minor subject
- Duration
-
1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedulegroup
-
See schedule
- Studyboard
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Eva Rask Knudsen (5-768372847c5179867e3f7c863f757c)
- Ulla Rahbek (4-857c7c715078857d3e7b853e747b)
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