Intercultural Literature Studies: Literature and Gender - Literary Theory and Criticism

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

• use literary gender theory and concepts such as gender, sexuality, identity and power by placing these in a wider cultural, social and aesthetic context
• present independent interpretations and analyses
• explain their own interpretations and analyses of the literary works as well as the texts on literary criticism and literary theory
• provide feedback on the written work of other students by way of constructive criticism and active participation in a critical debate
• from a critical perspective on power relations, evaluate and assess the representation of contemporary events using gender theory.

The course includes studies of fiction from different continents, with focus on gender-theoretical questions, from both an ideological-critical as well as an aesthetical perspective. The course highlights aspects of literary theories and methods relating to gender that problematise gender, sexuality, identity and power as well as the conditions for women‘s creation and aesthetics.

Students are examined by way of an assessment of their active participation in seminars and written assignments.

The course consists of lectures and obligatory seminars. The language of instruction is English.

The Swedish grades A–F.