Literary Revolutions: American Mobilities, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

KIE.ENA.240

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Intermediate studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Maarit Piipponen

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Language Studies 100 %

Common learning outcomes

International outlook and global responsibility

Learning skills and critical thinking

Interaction and communication skills

Sustainable development goals

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

The course unit focuses on examining the interplay between literary texts and their shifting sociohistorical contexts. Students choose one Literary Revolutions -course from a range of special topic courses: the course options provide different historical, thematic, aesthetic and theoretical perspectives on the interaction between literary and social transformations.

The course especially focuses on the concept of mobility and its meanings and realisations in American society and literature. These realisations range from social mobility and the American Dream to gendered and racialised aspects of mobility.

Learning outcomes

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

Small group teaching (English)

28.08.2024 – 27.11.2024