Læringsutbytte

Through assigned and voluntary readings, in-class lectures, seminars, discussions and field trips students will gain a theoretical and empirical basis for understanding social and cultural expressions of the national and regional identity. Do cultural expressions interface with myth and reality? Do aspects of nature influence cultural expression in Telemark? Do Norwegians today identify with cultural expressions from earlier periods? Students will be encouraged to apply insights from this course to their own national and regional culture Are expressions in the folk arts and literature relevant today?

Innhold

In this entry level course students will focus on specific examples of culture in Telemark and Norway, to gain an understanding of how a nation or region chooses to express itself.

Learning methods include a series of lectures, forum entries, discussions, field trips, papers, presentations. Teaching language is English. Readings and lectures will be given in English. Oral presentations must be made in English. Written papers and exams may be in either Norwegian or English.

Arbeids- og læringsformer

48 hours (ca. 18 hours of study trips and 30 hours of class time), 8-9 weeks, Spring term. Attendance min. 80%

Lectures, student-lead discussions, field trips, papers, presentations. Teaching language, English. Readings and lectures will be given in English. Oral presentations must be made in English. Written papers and exams may be in either Norwegian or English. Active participation is expected.

Vurderingsformer

Student-led discussions. Assignments count 60% of the final grade. Final Written Project/Paper counts 40% of the final grade. All assessed elements of the course must be passed in order to pass the course. Papers must be original works, not previously used in other courses. Letter grades.

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