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Identical coursesDutch Literature III: Modern Prose (B-KUL-F0AN3A)
Aims
This course is devoted to modern Dutch prose. Every year, the course deals with a limited corpus of stories and novels, always with a certain methodological and/or literary-historical perspective at the centre. Together with the students, the texts are thoroughly analysed, with the help of insights from narratology, and situated literary-historically. This way, the acquired insights are brought to a more general level.
Previous knowledge
Elementary knowledge of the developments of Dutch literature of the 20th century and of the methodology of literary historiography and literary analysis, as taught in BA1 and BA2.
Is included in these courses of study
- Preparatory Programme: Master of Linguistics and Literature (60 sp.) and Master of Teaching in Languages (120 sp.) (Leuven) 32 ects.
- Preparatory Programme: Master of Linguistics and Literature (60 sp.) and Master of Teaching in Languages (120 sp.) (Leuven) (Language Module Dutch) 32 ects.
- Preparatory Programme: Master of Linguistics and Literature and Master of Teaching in Languages (Leuven) 28 ects.
- Bachelor of Linguistics and Literature (third language) (Leuven) (Language Module Dutch) 56 ects.
- Bachelor of Linguistics and Literature (Programme for students started before 2021-2022) (Leuven) (Language Module Dutch) 180 ects.
- Bachelor of Linguistics and Literature (Abridged Programme for Professional Bachelors of Education: Secondary Education) (Leuven) (Dutch not Followed) 123 ects.
- Bachelor of Linguistics and Literature (Programme for students started in 2021-2022 or later) (Leuven) (Language Module Dutch) 180 ects.
Activities
4 ects. Dutch Literature III: Modern Prose (B-KUL-F0AN3a)
Content
This course studies the postmodern prose that appears in Dutch literature from 1975. A short introduction provides a historical situation and a heuristic approach. From that perspective, we discuss about three novel from authors such as Willem Brakman, Louis Ferron, M. Februari, Atte Jongstra, Charlotte Mutsaers and I.L. Pfeijffer. A fourth novel is analysed by the students themselves and presented in the form of a paper.
Course material
o Bart Vervaeck, Het postmodernisme in de Nederlandse en Vlaamse roman. Nijmegen, Vantilt, 2005.
o Set of texts provided at the beginning of the lectures.
o 4 postmodern novels
Language of instruction: more information
The lecture is taught in Dutch. The material used is also mainly in Dutch (theoretical texts can also be provided in other languages).
Format: more information
Partially lectures, partially seminars. An active participation is expected from the students (discussions, presentations, independent research...)