DELETED: British and American Experimental PoetryLaajuus (3 - 5 cr)

Objective

The successful student will - demonstrate an understanding of a selection of modern, experimental British and American poetry - reflect critically on some of the controversies that have informed the writing and reception of experimental poetry works - demonstrate a critical understanding of selected works from individual experimental poets and understand some of the historical and cultural contexts in which these poets were working. The course develops the following work life skills: - Language skills, knowledge of socio-cultural contexts related to specific countries, basic research skills, meaning-making, time management and prioritisation Generic competences: ethics, internationality, critical thinking

Content

The course focuses on the development of experimental poetry in Britain and the USA from the 20th century to the present. We will consider some of the most significant poetic movements through a focus on selected key texts and connect such literary developments to their literary and cultural contexts, including but not limited to their relations to other art forms. We will see how experimental poets have responded to the cultural conditions and challenges of their time through finding new modes of literary expression. The course will develop students’ close reading skills and attention to the nuances of literary expression.

Qualifications

Basic Studies

Materials

The list of course readings will be announced at the beginning of the course. Recommended background literature: Middleton, Peter, and Nicky Marsh, eds. Teaching modernist poetry. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Marjorie Perloff (2004) The Oulipo factor: the procedural poetics of Christian Bök and Caroline Bergvall, Textual Practice, 18:1, 23-45, DOI: 10.1080/0950236042000183250 Semino, Elena. "Stylistics and linguistic variation in poetry." Journal of English Linguistics 30.1 (2002): 28-50. Sheppard, Robert. The poetry of saying: British poetry and its discontents, 1950-2000. Liverpool University Press, 2005. Sheppard, Robert. The Meaning of Form in Contemporary Innovative Poetry. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Smith, David Nowell, and Abigail Lang, eds. Modernist Legacies: Trends and Faultlines in British Poetry Today. Springer, 2016. The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, 3rd edition. (eds Jahan Ramazani, Richard Ellmann, Robert O’Clair) The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Poetry (ed. Kalaidjian, Walter B.), 2015 The Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Poetry, 2. painos. (ed. Paul Hoover) Against Expression: An Anthology of Conceptual Writing. (eds Craig Dworkin and Kenneth Goldsmith)

Further information

Teachers: Michael Pace-Sigge and Elina Siltanen Key words: Poetic form, features and styles; US and UK Poets; poetic traditions; literary and rhetorical devices Campus: Joensuu Timing: Spring semester Language of tuition: English. Max group size: 20.

Accomplishment methods

Modes of study Seminar (14 hours contact teaching, 67 hours independent work for 3 credits; 121 h for 5 credits); attendance record (min. 80%). Alternative ways of assessment may be arranged after consultation with the teachers. Max group size: 20. Evaluation criteria: Students have to submit a piece of written coursework. Attendance record (min. 80%).