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Literature in a Changing World 2 - Period 5
STEM in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026
Literature in a Changing World 2 - Period 5
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: English Language & Literature
Instruction in: English
Course Code: L_ELBALES305
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Students must have taken part in the modules "Literature, Culture, and Society" and "Literary Theory."
DESCRIPTION
This course offers the opportunity to become acquainted (again) with
1. two genres that have been overlooked in (western) academia for a long time: short stories, novellas.
2. a collection of texts that have only recently become more widely popular in the west: African short stories in English.
The stories assigned for reading will be grouped according to topics and/or origin. However, we will also look at issues such as
- context: anthologies, canon formation, literary awards, translation, reception, theories of (post)colonial writing, world literature, etc.
- narrative structure, style, genre, focalization, etc. In conjunction with the short stories we will also read secondary texts.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
1. two genres that have been overlooked in (western) academia for a long time: short stories, novellas.
2. a collection of texts that have only recently become more widely popular in the west: African short stories in English.
The stories assigned for reading will be grouped according to topics and/or origin. However, we will also look at issues such as
- context: anthologies, canon formation, literary awards, translation, reception, theories of (post)colonial writing, world literature, etc.
- narrative structure, style, genre, focalization, etc. In conjunction with the short stories we will also read secondary texts.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.