Course: Applied Literary Theory

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Course title Applied Literary Theory
Course code UAN/0ALT
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Adar Einat, M.A. Ph.D.
Course content
Marxism New Criticism Structuralism Narratology Poststructuarlism Psychoanalysis Feminism Queer Theory Postcolonialism Posthumanism

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The seminar will cover the main schools of literary theory in the 20th century to the present and how their methods and concepts can be applied to literary works. The seminar prepares students for the theoretical section of the state exam and supports their individual research.
The credit in this seminar is awarded for attendance and active participation (40%) and an oral presentation in class (60%)
Prerequisites
Students should be able to read literary and theoretical texts in English and have fluent spoken English and writing skills. Students are also expected to have basic knowledge in literary study and perform literary analysis.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in seminars Required reading Oral presentation
Recommended literature
  • Bertens, Hans. Literary Theory: The Basics, 3rd Edition.. Routledge, 2014.
  • Culler, Jonathan. Literary History: A Very Short Introduction. 1997.
  • Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction, Anniversary Edition. 2008.
  • Goulimari, Pelagia. Literary Criticism and Theory: from Plato to postcolonialism. Routledge, 2015.
  • Leitch, Vincent B., editor. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. W.W. Norton & Company. 2001.
  • Richter, David H., editor. A Companion to Literary Theory. Wiley Blackwell. 2018.


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