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ENG4450 - Author Studies

Course content

The courses under this heading (ENG4451-ENG4459) focus on one or, more often, several works by a single author. Through this concentration on the works of a single author, the courses aim at a deeper understanding of the works that have been selected. The courses aim to develop the students’ analytical and critical awareness in their encounters with literary texts. Texts are chosen from works that invite and richly repay academic study.

Authors studied under this heading include ENG4451 - Virginia Woolf: Fiction and Essays, ENG4452 - Reading Dickens: Texts and afterlives, ENG4453 - Jane Austen: Text and Context, Oscar Wilde, Toni Morrison, Henry James, Eudora Welty, Joseph Conrad, Tennessee Williams and James Baldwin.

Learning outcomes

To acquire extensive knowledge about the author studied and his/her literary works. To develop the ability to analyse texts within their social, political and cultural context.

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 prerequisites

Admission to the master program in literature, LAP or other suitable master programs.

Teaching

Seminar, two hours per week for ten weeks. Regular attendance and active participation is required, e.g. in the form of one or more oral presentations.

Exam information

A term paper of 10 standard pages (topic to be decided between teacher and student).

All written papers must be accompanied by a declaration concerning cheating Obligatorisk erklæring vedr. fusk

Language of examination

English.

Assessment and grading

Marks will be published on Studentweb no later than three weeks after the submission date/exam.

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

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 .

Exam options for students with special needs

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation of this course

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