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This course presents and discusses the most important novels of Virginia Woolf, a main representative of British and European modernism. Even though the course is text-oriented, it also pays attention to modernism's historical and cultural contexts. Central critical concerns include the texts' narrative and metaphorical structure, their thematic and ideological aspects, and not least the intricate ways in which, in Woolf's fiction, the latter is shaped through the former. The course also discusses a selection of Woolf's essays, paying particular attention to her ideas about gender and class, and to her significant contribution to feminist literary theory. References will also be made to Woolf's importance for female authors writing both during and after the modernist period.
One essential aim of the course is to acquire good and relevant knowledge of the studied texts. A related aim is to develop the student's ability to analyse and discuss fictional texts as well as essays, using narrative and literary theory. A third aim is to learn how to read and interpret Woolf's texts in the light of the social, political and cultural context of which they are an integral part.
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Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction and tuition and sit for the examination.
Admission to the master program in literature, LAP or other suitable master programs.
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.
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
English.
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.
An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.
A student may appeal against an awarded grade and/or file a formal complaint about exam procedures.
Students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to sit for their final exams may apply for participation in make-up exams. Make-up exams are arranged either later in the same semester or early in the semester following the exam in question. Documentation of valid reasons for absence from the regular exam must be submitted upon application to participate in make-up exams.
Students who have failed an exam and students who wish to re-take an exam to achieve a better grade may not participate in make-up exams, but must re-take the exam when it is regularly scheduled.
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.
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