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Cultural Identity and the Strategy of its Representation in the Latest Novel

ВБ 1.5.

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2023/2024

3 Semester

3

PLO 20, PLO 31.1, PLO 32.1, PLO 37.1. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".

Full-time form

Before the course of study students are expected to complete successfully the program’s previous literary disciplines; to demonstrate knowledge of major stages of foreign literature evolution as well as dominant philosophical and aesthetic trends and tendencies, precedent-related texts required for the compulsory courses; to define principal themes and problems that emerge from studies of British and Latin American literary process of the 20th century; to build a firm foundation for study of theory of identity, modern methodologies meditating on identity issues in literature; to use selected literary terms accurately; to sharpen skills in analyzing literary texts.

The course is divided into two modules. Module 1 is aimed at informing students with specific features of fictionalized representation of the concept of cultural identity in the latest English-language prose. The novels by distinguished authors are read to illustrate such aspects and dimensions of the cultural identity as tradition and Englishness, history and historical revisionism, gender and social class, problems of multiculturalism and political correctness. Module 2 reveals the nature of principal tendencies of evolution of Latin American literature in the context of processes of mestizaje, transculturation and cultural hybridity. Students will be expected to develop knowledge of set of notions related to identity issues as well as Latin American historical and theoretical literary background, deepen skills in literary analysis of Latin American cultural identity constituents and markers within prominent modern fictional works. Modern interpretative methodologies are applied.

The course provides students with a range of assessment in different forms: oral personal responses, additional responses, class discussions, presentations of individual projects, final test (including open-ended questions). The following teaching methods are suggested: lecture, seminar, viewing the videos relevant to course tasks, individual projects, self-study work.

The course ends with a credit. The course final mark is calculated as a sum of ongoing assessment points and does not require any other forms of final control. Ongoing assessment is provided by seminar class activities: oral personal responses, additional responses, class discussions (max 15\min 9 points), presentations of individual projects (max 15\min 11 points) and completion of final test (max 20\min 12 points). Total final assessment is max 100\min 60 points). The students who do not meet the standard required for the lowest grade (min 60 points) will have to be assessed by completing self-study works and final test. The final evaluation of learning outcomes is carried out on a single 100-point scale. There is applied the scale of conformity with grades: Credited 60-100; Not credited 0-59.

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