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? Are expressions in the folk arts and literature relevant today? Students will be encouraged to apply insights from this course to their own national and regional culture.

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.

Arbeids- og læringsformer

Spring term.

Lectures, 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.

Attendance is mandatory.

Vurderingsformer

Assignments count 40% of the final grade. Final Written Project/Paper counts 60% 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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