SCAN 496

Spring 2013 All Classes

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Special Topics in Scan Studies

Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Individual study in selected topics, such as individual authors, literary movements, periods, genres, or themes, and Scandinavian culture.

May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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SCAN 496 class schedule data for spring 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
10369	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required
59031	Lecture-Discussion	M3	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	1118 Foreign Languages Building	Malekin, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Childhood and Children's Lit. Section Info: Childhood and Childrens Literature In this course we will explore the changing understanding of childhood and youth in Scandinavia, primarily Sweden, through childrens literature and classic accounts of childhood in fiction, film and related media. Works analyzed range from Hans-Christian Andersens fairy tales and Astrid Lindgrens world literature classic Pippi Longstocking to contemporary youth fiction and cinema. We will address questions about what constitutes childrens literature in Scandinavia and in a comparative context with the US; how childhood is construed in books self-described as children's literature as well as in adult-audience fiction and memoirs; and how representations of childhood correlate with evolving ideas about family formation, child-rearing, the welfare state, and education in twentieth- and twenty-first century Scandinavia. Course goals include gaining knowledge of important texts, concepts, genres, and narrative strategies in childrens and youth literature and understanding these in terms of social-historical contexts in Scandinavia and the US. The course will offer students a comparative context with which to gain a fuller understanding of Scandinavian childrens and youth culture in correlation to American educational and literary traditions, and will provide students with an opportunity to gain in-depth insight into a culture known internationally as a forerunner in childrens rights and education. This section for Undergraduate Students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
59032	Lecture-Discussion	M4	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	1118 Foreign Languages Building	Malekin, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Childhood and Children's Lit. Section Info: Childhood and Childrens Literature In this course we will explore the changing understanding of childhood and youth in Scandinavia, primarily Sweden, through childrens literature and classic accounts of childhood in fiction, film and related media. Works analyzed range from Hans-Christian Andersens fairy tales and Astrid Lindgrens world literature classic Pippi Longstocking to contemporary youth fiction and cinema. We will address questions about what constitutes childrens literature in Scandinavia and in a comparative context with the US; how childhood is construed in books self-described as children's literature as well as in adult-audience fiction and memoirs; and how representations of childhood correlate with evolving ideas about family formation, child-rearing, the welfare state, and education in twentieth- and twenty-first century Scandinavia. Course goals include gaining knowledge of important texts, concepts, genres, and narrative strategies in childrens and youth literature and understanding these in terms of social-historical contexts in Scandinavia and the US. The course will offer students a comparative context with which to gain a fuller understanding of Scandinavian childrens and youth culture in correlation to American educational and literary traditions, and will provide students with an opportunity to gain in-depth insight into a culture known internationally as a forerunner in childrens rights and education. This section for Graduate Students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
56939	Lecture-Discussion	MS3	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	1022 Foreign Languages Building	Safstrom, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Kierkegaard & Company Section Info: Kierkegaard & Company: Existentialism, Pietism & the Discovery of Self: (meets with CWL 441 and PHIL 444) Undergraduate section Soren Kierkegaard is an early author and philosopher who wrestled with the concept of the individual self and even championed subjective experience as a counterbalance to objective rationalism. These concepts were born in response to two currents that were developing in the 19th century, one of them philosophical, Existentialism, and the other one religious, Pietism. Students in this seminar-style course will gain extensive familiarity with all the major works of Kierkegaard, as well as mastery of foundational concepts presented in them. Kierkegaard will be evaluated within his particular Nordic literary context, through critical analysis of related novels, plays and films by Andersen, Ibsen, Bremer, Strindberg, Lagerlof, Blixen, and Bergman (all readings will be in English translation). Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
57461	Lecture-Discussion	MS4	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	1022 Foreign Languages Building	Safstrom, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Kierkegaard & Company Section Info: Kierkegaard & Company: Existentialism, Pietism & the Discovery of Self (meets with CWL 441 and PHIL 444) Graduate section Soren Kierkegaard is an early author and philosopher who wrestled with the concept of the individual self and even championed subjective experience as a counterbalance to objective rationalism. These concepts were born in response to two currents that were developing in the 19th century, one of them philosophical, Existentialism, and the other one religious, Pietism. Students in this seminar-style course will gain extensive familiarity with all the major works of Kierkegaard, as well as mastery of foundational concepts presented in them. Kierkegaard will be evaluated within his particular Nordic literary context, through critical analysis of related novels, plays and films by Andersen, Ibsen, Bremer, Strindberg, Lagerlof, Blixen, and Bergman (all readings will be in English translation). Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.