EKIP5020 Historical Contexts of the Anglosphere (5 cr)

Study level:
Basic studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023

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Introduction to cultures, discourses and texts of the Anglosphere from a historical perspective. Essential context for other studies in English.

Description

Content

The course gives an introduction to cultures, discourses and texts of the Anglosphere from a historical perspective. We start by studying the present discourses and ideologies on the unifying role of key values in the English-speaking world. We travel back in time and investigate historical events through extracts from political documents, literary works and popular culture texts in order to gain a critical understanding of how culture is constructed as an interplay of texts, practices and discourses through which our conceptions of past and present are formed.

Completion methods

Contact teaching

Assessment details

Final exam

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to

  • see culture as a dynamic and complex construct,
  • understand the development and impact of British colonialism,
  • identify the historical origin of discourses on the Anglosphere cultures and examine their development critically,
  • see how political documents, literary works and popular culture can be used as analytical tools to understand history and social development.

Additional information

80% attendance

Study materials

To be specified later.

Literature

  • A list of readings will be provided at the beginning of the course

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
80% attendance
Evaluation criteria:
Final exam
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
Final exam
Language:
English
Study methods:

Contact teaching

Study materials:

To be specified later

Literature:
  • A list of readings will be provided at the beginning of the course

Teaching