English. Critical Engagements, advanced level

Aim

After completion of the course the student should on an advanced level be able to

• conduct in-depth literary analyses and systematically integrate their knowledge of English literature and of various schools of literary theory
• critically compare and apply a number of literary methods and theories to literary texts in English
• apply relevant literary theory to literary text in an independently written paper
• consistently follow the accepted norms for academic writing in linguistics in terms of structure, citation and referencing
• use correct and suitable language for academic writing in English.

Content

The course comprises an in-depth orientation in literary texts in English, analysing different literary and historical epochs in dialogue with various theoretical perspectives. The course may be included as part of the Master’s Course in English, 60 ECTS credits.