Course GEN3DJ

The Contemporary Coming-of-Age Novel in English: Female, Ethnic and Ageing Perspectives

7.5 Credits

First Cycle

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

demonstrate a familiarity with contemporary literary and cultural theory and concepts related to the Bildungsroman as well as with relevant concepts in gender, ethnicity and ageing studies
perform independent anlyses and interpretations of a selection of works pertaining to the contemporary Bildungsroman in English in the light of these theories and concepts
orally and in writing communicate and argue for their own interpretations of literary texts in clear and correct academic English
critically reflect upon and give constructive criticism to the work of others.

Starts and ends:

week 36, 2025 - week 3, 2026

Study Rate:

25%

Location:

Flexible (Falun)

Time of Day:

Day

Teaching form:

Distance

Language:

English

Other:

Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)

52.5 credits in the main field of study English, of which 22.5 credits in English II (G1F level)

Application Code:

HDA-H3NH9

Main field of study:

Online Education

Compulsory meetings:: 0 physical
Computer Skills:: Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.
Computer Capacity:: Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).
Means of Education:: Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List

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