Introduction to Literary Theory 3301-LB112
The aim of the course is to discuss main developments in literary theory and the approaches to studying literature important in the 20th and 21st centuries. The methods and approaches developed within formalist school, new criticism, structuralism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, new historicism, gender studies, postcolonial studies, queer theory and ecocriticism, among others, will be discussed based on the reading and analysis of selected representative texts.
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students will be able to:
K_W01 Identify and characterize on an advanced level the place and status of literary studies within the humanities
K_W02 Describe on an advanced level the current trends in literary and cultural studies research
K_W04 Characterize on an advanced level the principles of research design in literary studies with special focus on the application of methods and tools in formulating research problems
K_W05 Identify the notions and principles pertinent to intellectual property and copyright
Abilities
Students will be able to:
K_U01 Apply advanced terminology and notions pertinent to the discipline (literary studies with reference to literary theory)
K_U02 Apply advanced research methodology within literary and culture studies and English studies, respecting ethical norms and copyright law
K_U03 Apply knowledge obtained during the course of studies to account for and solve a problem, thereby completing a research task related to the discipline of literary studies and the field of literary theory
K_U04 Analyze eighteenth-century literary and cultural phenomena and draw generalizations on their basis in the context of societal, historical and economic factors on an advanced level
K_U05 Discern alternative methodological paradigms within a discipline
K_U06 Find information in various sources and critically assess its usefulness for research related to the topic of the MA project
Social competences
Students will be ready to:
K_K02 Apply knowledge and skills obtained during the course of studies to undertake lifelong learning, as well as personal and professional development
K_K03 Take responsibility for performing one’s professional duties, with due respect for the work of others, obey and develop the ethical norms in professional and academic settings related to the disciplines included on the curriculum of English studies
K_K04 Assess critically one’s own knowledge and skills related to the studies
K_K06 Value cultural heritage and cultural diversity as well as individual opinions
Language education at the level B+
Assessment criteria
participation in class; short presentations; final test covering the material from entire semester
Bibliography
D. H. Richter, The Critical Tradition
David Lodge, 20th Century Literary Criticism
David Lodge, Modern Criticism and Theory
Eagelton, Terry. Literary Theory. An Introduction.
Selden & Peter Widdowson, Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Anna Burzyńska & Michał Paweł Markowski, Teorie literatury XX wieku
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