Poetry: Innovations in Genre
About the course
This course is intended for students in the master's programme in English literature and students in the master's programme in education year 8-13 (lektorutdanninga, studieretning engelsk, jf. progresjonskrav for år 4).
This course fulfils the Studies in Genre requirement for the master's programme in English literature.
The course may be taken as a single course by students who fulfill the admission requirements.
As poets have developed and adapted their medium over the past century, they have at times embraced traditional poetic forms as productive constraints, and at others initiated formal experiments that have differed markedly from more traditional understandings of the poetic. Focusing on poetry and poetics as evolving practices in dialogue with broader cultural developments, this advanced course covers major developments in Anglo-American poetry and experimental writing from modernism to the present. The course will emphasize both breadth and depth in its coverage as it surveys developments in Anglophone poetry over the past century, with particular attention to individual writers.
Admission requirements
A bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or equivalent qualification, in English literature, or a degree combining English literature and a closely related discipline (minimum 80 ECTS in English).
A minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C (2,5) in the ECTS scale, see UiT's webpage for international admissions for more information on how the point average is calculated.
Application code: 9371 - Enkeltemner på masternivå (Nordic applicants).
Objectives of the course
The students have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
Students have:
- advanced knowledge of modern and contemporary developments in the history of Anglophone poetry
- an understanding of contemporary poetic theory and related concepts
- the ability to combine sustained close reading skills with concepts learned in the course in reading the work of individual poets
Skills
Students are able to:
- analyze and deal critically with challenging and demanding literary texts
- apply critical theories and methodologies in generating scholarly arguments concerning literary texts
- formulate original arguments to build upon existing critical discussions through oral and written communication
- arrive at independent understandings of demanding literary texts
- apply and build upon knowledge gained in the course for future work carried out at the master level
Teaching methods
The course meets once a week for 13 weeks. Teaching methods will include lectures, class discussions, and independent study.
Quality assurance
All courses will be evaluated once during the period of the study program. The board of the program decides which courses will be evaluated by students and teacher each year.
Language of instruction and examination
English.Schedule
The schedules are normally finalized and published well in advance of the start of the semester, often a few weeks beforehand. This gives students the opportunity to organize their studies and prepare for upcoming activities.
It is recommended to check the schedule regularly, as changes may occur.
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is open for inbound exchange students who fulfill the admission requirements.
Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: INBOUND STUDENT MOBILITY: COURSE COORDINATORS AT THE FACULTIES | UiT
Examination
| Portfolio |
Grade: A–E, fail F |
To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements
| Short essay 1 | Grade: Approved – not approved |
| Short essay 2 | Grade: Approved – not approved |
| Presetation | Grade: Approved – not approved |
Everything you need to know about before, during, and after the exam; registration, absence, appeals, and diplomas: UiT Exams homepage
More info about the coursework requirements
During the semester each student will write two short essays (approx. 5 pages each, 1.5 line spacing). These papers will constitute close engagements with individual poems from the syllabus.
In addition, each student will be required to give a presentation on the work of one of the poets in the syllabus to the class. These presentations will take place throughout the semester, corresponding with the days on which we discuss the poets covered in students presentations.