Fortnightly lectures (starting 1.9.2009):

• Tue 10-12  B4115 (SAVOLAINEN)

Tutorials (intervening weeks): 

1.  Mon 12-14 B4114 (TOIKKANEN)
2.  Tue 10-12 B4115 (SAVOLAINEN)

The course will consist of seven lectures (for all participants) and six tutorials (2 groups) in alternate weeks, starting with a lecture on September 1st.

The aim is to learn to read theoretical texts, discover their line of argumentation, become aware of their omissions and see that the authors have produced their texts in a certain situation with particular goals in mind.

The course will consist of seven units:

1. Theory, Method, Ideology and New Criticism
2. Structuralism and Semiotics
3. Poststructuralism and Deconstruction
4. Marxism and New Historicism
5. Feminism, Gender and Sexuality
6. Colonial and Postcolonial Studies
7. Cultural Studies  

Each student is expected to purchase Peter Barry?s Beginning Theory, An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (2002; available at the university bookstore), which will provide preliminary reading for each lecture. In addition, theoretical texts will be provided for students as photocopies for the tutorials at the first lecture.

Assessment: Active participation, a presentation in the tutorials, plus a lecture diary.

Enrolment is restricted to 28 (2x14). Anyone not given a place but urgently needing one should contact Jarkko Toikkanen or Matti Savolainen directly to see what can be done.

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