Literary Theory in English

After completing this course you:

• know key theoretical approaches and methodologies within critical studies of literature in English;
• know how literary and cultural studies have developed historically, particularly since the turn of the twentieth century;
• understand how literary and cultural theory relates to reading texts of various kinds, preparing you for papers you will write for other courses as well as your MA thesis;
• are familiar with some of the central questions and debates that are essential to literary and cultural studies today.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

This course is for students admitted to the master programmes European Languages (master's two years) English Literature,, Lektorprogrammet (master - 5 år), masterspesialisering i engelsk and Profesjonsrettet master med integrert praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning (masterspesialisering i engelsk).

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Lectures, 1 hour for 10 weeks, and seminars, 2 hours per week for 9 weeks. 28 hours in all.

Obligatory activities:

• Qualifying essay (5 pgs.). Requirements and details to be distributed during the course. Read more here about rules concerning valid excuses and how to apply for postponements.Information about guidelines for obligatory activities.
• It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 60% of the teaching. In this course you have to attend 6 out of 10 lectures and 5 out of 9 seminars. The requirement is absolute.

The allowed absence limit will cover all absences, including illness. You will not be granted valid absences with documentation, even when the absence is due to something beyond your control.

In certain circumstances, i.e. serious or chronic illness, you could apply for special needs accomodations.

All obligatory activities must be approved in the same semester for you to sit the exam. Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the next two semesters that the course is taught.

• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Resitting an examination