Literature-Culture-Media: World Literature - Intercultural Understanding

The course "World Literature and Intercultural Understanding" provides you with a deeper insight into how literature can promote understanding between different cultures. You will learn about the concept of world literature and its development from the 1800s to today. This course is relevant for those who want to work in international contexts or simply want to understand the world better through literature.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

The teaching is conducted through lectures and seminars where you will discuss and analyse texts with your classmates. You will also have the opportunity to participate in group work and projects. 

The course consists of two parts:

1. The Concept of World Literature: Here, you will study various aspects of world literature, from Goethe to today's discussions. You will read and analyse important works within world literature.

2. Translation, Interpretation, and Transformation Processes: You will study works from different times and cultures with a focus on translation issues and their historical, economic, and cultural-political aspects.

 The course provides a good foundation for further studies in literature and cultural studies.

Prerequisites

90 ECTS credits in Comparative Literature, English, French, Spanish or Russian (or the equivalent).

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 31,250
First payment: SEK 31,250

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.