POISTETTU Nineteenth-Century Realisms: Race, Class, and Gender (4cr)

Materials

Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814) Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (1847) Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1899/1902) Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson (1893-4) Stephen Crane, Maggie, A Girl of the Streets (1893) Edith Wharton, “A Cup of Cold Water” (1899) ca. 1200 pages

Evaluation scale

Five step scale

Qualifications

2130357 Trends in Anglophone Literatures (1 ECTS) and 2130358 Anglophone Literatures: Text and Context (4 ECTS) (or 2130346 Anglophone Literatures: Cultures and Contexts)

Content

This course provides an overview of nineteenth-century realism in English literature. The course will focus on the discursive links between the fiction and its socio-cultural contexts.

Objective

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course the students will - comprehend the main features and the complexities of 19th-century fiction in Britain and the United States - understand the meaning of the conventions of 19th-century fiction - be familiar with the social and cultural context of 19th-century fiction and understand the importance of race, class, and gender to the literature of the period The course develops the following work life skills: - Language skills, knowledge of socio-cultural contexts related to specific countries, multidisciplinarity, argumentation skills, research skills, meaning-making, time management and prioritization skills, systematic thinking, managing large entities Generic competences: ethics, internationality, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication

Methods of completion

Lectures

Methods of completion

Modes of study: Lectures (14 h); independent study (108 h) Evaluation criteria: Written examination (50 %) and an essay of 1800-2000 words (50 %). Both will be graded 0-5.