Start semester
40 412 Venice myths
Studiepoeng:
6
Full course name in English:
Venice myths
Emnekode:
40 412
Studienivå:
Syklus 2
Undervisningssemester:
2020 Vår
Eksamenssemester:
2020 Vår
Undervisningsspråk:
Engelsk
År:
2020
Maksimum antall studenter:
15
Emneansvarlig
Alma Elisabeth Oftedal
Om emnet
Venice holds a unique place in literary and cultural history. In this course we will study texts in which Venice have a principal role.
Læringsutbytte
- Knowledge of central directions in modern cultural theory
- Knowledge of the origins of different Venice myths.
- Knowledge of how to write a reflection paper
- Knowledge of how to use drawing to explore the relationship between literary, cultural and architectural themes
Praktisk organisering og arbeidsmåter
The course is organized as a sequence of workshops. In these workshops, the students will be given writing tasks and drawing tasks based on the texts on the syllabus. In this way they will investigate how the texts have contributed to the formation of different Venice myths
Pensum
- Barnes, David. 2014 «Fascists: The Stamp of the Lion». The Venice Myth. s. 91-106.
- Barthes, Roland. Excerpts from Mythologies (English version) / Mytologier (Norwegian version) [Originally published in French in 1957].
- Calvino, Italo. Excerpts from Invisible Cities. [Originally published in Italian in 1972].
- James, Henry. 2001. The Aspern Papers [Originally published in 1888].
- Mann, Thomas. 1995. Death in Venice. [Originally published in German in 1912].
- Ruskin, John. «Introduction» and «The Quarry». The Stones of Venice. [Originally published in 1851-53]. p. 7-32 and 33-52.
| Vurderingsform | Gruppering | Karakterskala | Kommentar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vurderingsmappe | Individuell | Bestått / ikke bestått | Mappen skal bestå av et refleksjonsnotat og tegninger. Tegningene vil bli diskutert i plenum underveis. Det vil bli gitt veiledning underveis i arbeidet med refleksonsnotatet. Det vil bli gitt en samlet vurdring av mappen i slutten av kurset. |
| Aktivitet | Kommentar |
|---|---|
| Workshops | Det forventes at studentene deltar i gruppediskusjoner og leverer kursoppgavene. |