15EM019 - Novels of Julian Barnes

Course specification
Course title Novels of Julian Barnes
Acronym 15EM019
Study programme English Language and Literature
Module
Type of study
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 6.0 Status
    Condition Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal The course is designed to introduce MA level students to the novels written by Julian Barnes, positioning the author within the wider context of contemporary British fiction and Postmodernist literature.
    The outcome Students are familiar with the features of the novels of Julian Barnes and are able to apply and express literary interpretation effectively.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures Historical and cultural background: contemporary British novel, Postmodernist literature. Metroland as a Bildungsroman. Before She Met Me: a psychological case study, art vs. reality. Talking It Over: A Postmodernist narrative experiment. Staring At the Sun: realism meets science fiction. England, England: identity construction. Porcupine as an example of engaged fiction. Arthur & George and the detective novel tradition.
    Contents of exercises Discussion on topical issues related to the individual novels.
    Literature
    1. S. Gross, P. Childs (Eds.), Julian Barnes, London, New York: Continuum, 2011 (Original title)
    2. Vanessa Guignery, The Fiction of Julian Barnes, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 (Original title)
    3. Merritt Moseley, Understanding Julian Barnes, University of South Carolina Press, 1997 (Original title)
    4. Matthew Pateman, Julian Barnes, Horndon: Northcote House Publishers, 2002 (Original title)
    5. Nina Ivanović, The Problem of Genre in Julian Barnes's Novels, Novi Sad: Matica srpska, 2006
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    2 2
    Methods of teaching Lectures, literary analysis, and discussion.
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures Test paper 30
    Practical lessons Oral examination 30
    Projects
    Colloquia 20
    Seminars 20
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