Spring 2019  |  SCAN 5634 Section 001: Scandinavian Women Writers (66236)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
SCAN 3634 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Kolthoff Hall 133
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 5 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Issues important to women as articulated by Scandinavian women writers. Historical overview of women's writing in Scandinavia. In-depth investigation of texts by contemporary women writers. All readings in translation.
Class Description:
Scandinavian Women Writers and the Emancipation - Many of Scandinavia's most important writers have engaged in issues of sexual difference and women's emancipation. The aim of this course is to reflect the discussion of women's emancipation through literary texts, and to discuss the intertwinement of progressive thought and literary representation. The concept of emancipation is to be understood in a broad sense: some of these writers demanded political authority and social rights, others were focused on personal and/or sexual freedom. The works that will be brought up are all regarded as landmarks in Scandinavian writing, and will be considered because of their literary qualities as well as their progressive ideas. Although the course is focused on literary texts, it will also give the opportunity to speculate on the nature of emancipatory claims. We will focus on some major women authors, and some female artists. The course is limited to texts that have been translated into English. Students of Scandinavian will have the possibility to read in the original languages as well. Writers and fictional characters included in the course are: Gudrun Gjukadottir , Brynhildr Budladottir, Pippi Longstocking, Fredrika Bremer, Selma Laglerlof, Ellen Key, Edith Sodergran, Karen Blixen, Suzanne Brogger, Kerstin Ekman, and Rosa Liksom. This course is designed for undergraduate students in Scandinavian Literature, Gender Studies and Comparative Literature.
Grading:
15% Midterm Exam, 25% Short Response Papers, 25% Final Paper, 15% Group Project/Presentation, 20% Participation and Attendance
Exam Format:
Students will be writing 6 short response papers, 1 mid-term, a final paper, and 1 group project/presentation.
Class Format:
60% Lecture
40% Discussion
Workload:
75 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam
6 short response Papers, 1 final paper, 1 group project/presentation
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66236/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 March 2016

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