ENG2323 - Women Writing: Feminist Fiction in English
Course content
This is a course in English-language feminist fiction from the nineteenth and/or twentieth century. Students will study a selection of novels and/or short stories that focus on women’s lives and reflect on what it means to be a woman and a feminist from various sexual, racial, class, and national perspectives. The course will consider the development and thematics of feminist fiction and its contribution to the development of new narrative techniques.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you will have;
- acquired knowledge about English-language feminist fiction, its thematics, periodization, and narrative strategies;
- learned how to analyze literary texts that focus on gender.
Admission
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Id does not exist in shared textThe students must have taken at least 10 study points in literature/culture, preferably ENG1303 - British Literature, an introduction / ENG1304 - American Literature, an introduction / ENG1505 - British Civilisation, an introduction / ENG1506 - American civilization, introduction (discontinued) or equivalent. Admission to the course is required.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with ENG4363 - Women Writing: Feminist Fiction in English.Teaching
Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in all.
Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%). Additional absences must be justified (please contact the exam coordinator).
Access to teaching
Id does not exist in shared textExamination
Evaluation is based on a three-day take-home exam.
You must submit your paper in Fronter in the course's "fellesrom". Read more about submission procedures
Previous exams: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/ENG2323/Eksamensoppgaver/Eksamensoppgaver.xml
Examination support material
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Id does not exist in shared textGrading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
The results will be found on the StudentWeb within three weeks after the exam.
Explanations and appeals
You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.
Resit an examination
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.
Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the next two semesters that the course is taught.
Withdrawal from an examination
A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.