1483 - Gender and medieval stories in the Ballads of Sjúrður (MA)
Course information
- Title
- Gender and medieval stories in the Ballads of Sjúrður (MA)
- Course number
- 1483.24
- Academic year
- 2023-2024
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Master
- Faculties
- Faroese Language and Literature
- Educations
- MA in Faroese
- Prerequisites
- Students must have completed a BA in Faroese or hold an equivalent qualification. Admission may also be granted under alternative prerequisites (refer to the programme description in force).
- Language of instruction
- The course is taught in Faroese, Scandinavian languages and English
- Registration
- Students on MA in Faroese are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Faculty of Faroese Language and Literature Office.
- Beginning date
- Thursday, February 1, 2024
- End date
- Thursday, May 2, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- The purpose of this course is for students to acquire fundamental insight into the ballads of Sjúrður, knowledge about other literature centred on the figure Sjúrður, as well as the ability to analyse the ballads applying relevant theories.
- Learning outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the course can demonstrate ability to: • analyse and assess ballads as a genre • discuss relevant gender theory in analysis demonstrating adequate scholarly distance • describe and analyse ballads drawing on oral literature theory • carry out literary and gender theory analyses of the ballads of Sjúrður • analyse the ballads drawing on stories about the same ballad cycle
- Content
- We will engage in close reading of the ballads of Sjúrður, and read Völsunga saga, excerpts from the saga of Dietrich von Bern and Nibenlungenlied, and other literature about Sjúrður, as well as relevant theories on gender and literature.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Lectures and student presentations.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- Oral half-hour presentation with three-day preparation time on a set topic.
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The oral Examination is set for 6 June 2024.
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Thursday, February 1, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Brynhild Wentzelsdóttir Kamban
- Teachers
- Brynhild Wentzelsdóttir Kamban