NI04_04 Contemporary literary theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course gives an overview of current literature research within the field of Dutch studies, by means of ten scientific articles published in leading magazines and proceedings in the period 2010 - 2016. The central research objects, questions and approaches/methods are discussed. In this way, students are acquinted with (new) research fields within Dutch literature research. Eevry week, one article is discussed, which students are obliged to read at home. Besides, every student specializes in one subject, about which he/she gives a presentation. The aim is to clarify the theory/approaches discussed in the article.
Learning outcomes
students will learn about approaches to literary analysis and the latest contemporary literary research in the form of published articles
Syllabus
  • The following articles are discussed:
  • BOLETSI, Maria, "Cannibalism and Literary Indigestibility: Figurations of Violence in Bart Koubaa’s De leraar". In: Journal of Dutch Literature, vol. 03, nr. 2, 2012. (online)
  • BOOT, Peter, "Online boekdiscussie van een afstand gelezen". In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, jg. 129, nr. 4, 2013, p. 215-232. (online preprint)
  • DIJK, Yra van, "'Op inspiratie wacht je niet'. Plagiaat, imitatie en 're-enactment' in de romans van Arnon Grunberg". In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, jg. 126, nr. 3, 2010, p. 228-241. (dare.uva.nl/document/205964)
  • HEYNDERS, Odile, "Mikhail Bakhtin & De geruchten van Hugo Claus". In: Yra van Dijk, Maarten de Pourcq en Carl de Strycker, Draden in het donker. Intertekstualiteit in theorie en praktijk, Nijmegen, 2013, p. 63-79. (scan)
  • KARSDORP, Folgert, "Het is groen en leeft nog lang en gelukkig. Classificatie van volksverhaalgenres op basis van formules". In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, jg. 129, nr. 4, 2013, p. 274-288. (scan)
  • KROL, Ellen, "'In het beeld van de boerderij als heilige spil begint een barstje te ontstaan'. Over de relatie van ruimte en identiteit". In: Praagse perspectieven 8, Praag, 2012, p. 91-101. (scan)
  • LEMMENS, Wendy, "'Schamoteren met de grote woorden'. Registervariatie in Hugo Claus‘ De verwondering (1962)". In: Internationale neerlandistiek, vol. 54, nr. 1, 2016, p. 53-71. (online)
  • PIETERSE, Saskia, "‘I am not a Writer’: Self-Reflexivity and Politics in Multatuli’s Max Havelaar". In: Journal of Dutch Literature, vol. 01, nr. 1, 2010. (online)
  • SINTOBIN, Tom, "Van landlopers en bedelaars. Of: wat toerismestudies en literatuurwetenschap elkaar te vertellen hebben". In: Praagse perspectieven 8, Praag, 2012, p. 53-78. (scan)
  • VAESSENS, Thomas, "Realiteitshonger. Arnon Grunberg en de (non-)fictie". In: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, jg. 126, nr. 3, 2010, p. 306-326. (dare.uva.nl/document/209899)
Literature
  • Judith Gera en A. Agnes Sneller, Inleiding literatuurgeschiedenis voor de internationale neerlandistiek, Hilversum, 2010.
  • Jan Rock, Gaston Franssen en Femke Essink (red.), Literatuur in de wereld. Handboek moderne letterkunde, Amsterdam, 2013.
  • Kiene Brillenburg Wurth en Ann Rigney (red.), Het leven van teksten. Een inleiding in de literatuurwetenschap, Amsterdam, 2006.
  • Thomas Vaessens and Yra van Dijk, Reconsidering the Postmodern. European Literature Beyond Relativism, Amsterdam, 2011.
Teaching methods
A combination of lecture and seminar (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered learning activities will be employed. Every week students read an article which is discussed in class. Moreover each student gives one presentation on a specific topic.
Assessment methods
- Presence (max. two times absent) and participation
- Weekly assignment (reading and preparing article)
- Presentation (+ preparing literature)
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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