Specialisation seminar: Anglophone Speculative Fiction 2510-f1ENG2S-SS-ASF

https://moodle.umk.pl/enrol/instances.php?id=7074 (term 2023/24L)

The seminar will focus on the role of fantastic and supernatural elements of Anglophone cultures and the way they function in speculative fiction. The discussion will concern the symbolism and significance of phenomena and entities referred to as “weird,” “strange” and “supernatural” in the discussed texts. Through analyses of the aforementioned aspects the course will extend and deepen their understanding of the Western cultural frame. The thematic blocks of the course include:

→speculative fiction as a way of expressing humanity's desires and anxieties (motherhood and society)
→speculative fiction as a way of imagining humanity's future and heritage (progress and deterioration)
→speculative fiction as a way of dealing with difficult issues (death, guilt, and ostracism)

Warning: due to the nature of the genre, the examined texts may include disturbing content.

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in class - 30 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for class - 30 hrs - preparation of project - 15 hrs Altogether: 75 hrs

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: The student has the basic knowledge of the terminology and methods of literary studies related to the examined themes in the analysed texts as well as the related historical, social and religious context of those themes (K_W07, K_W12)

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: The student is able to search for, analyse, evaluate, select, and apply information concerning the discussed topics using various sources and apply those skills to both analysed texts and primary sources (K_U08, K_U16) U2: The student is able to conduct competent research for the purpose of selecting and documenting appropriate sources necessary for completing a relevant assignment. (K_U17)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: The graduate is able to examine and explain the significance of the elements of the cultural heritage of the discussed cultural areas. (K_K06)

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- Oxford
- case study

Online teaching methods

- content-presentation-oriented methods

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Marak

Assessment criteria

Continuous evaluation of participation in class (W1, U1, K1).

Graded project (W1, U1, U2).

Assessment criteria:

fail- (59%)
satisfactory- (60-67%)
satisfactory plus- (68-75%)
good - (76-84%)
good plus- (85-90%)
very good- (91-100%)

Practical placement

n/a

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2510-f1ENG2S-SS-ASF in USOSweb