Specialized Seminar in Literary Studies
Code
73217120
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Teresa Pinto Coelho
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
- To develop competencies in advanced scientific research with a view to the production of a PhD thesis in Literary Studies
- To master the resources and methodologies of research in Literary Studies
- To write a doctoral research project in Literary Studies
Prerequisites
Subject matter
- Preparation of a doctoral thesis in Literary Studies
- Writing of an advanced research project in the field of study and target language involved
Bibliography
- Bloom, Harold (1994). The Western Canon. The Books and Schools of the Ages, New York: Riverhead Books.
- Booker, Christopher (2004). The Seven Basic Plots. Why We Tell Stories, New York: Continuum.
- Coelho, Maria Teresa Pinto (2004). Ilhas Batalhas e Aventura. Imagens de África no Romance de Império Britânico dos Finais do Século XIX e Início do Século XX, Lisboa: Colibri.
- Damrosch, David (2014). World Literature in Theory, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
- Frye, Northrop (1976). The Secular Scipture. A Study of the Structure of Romance, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Universtity Press.
-Hart, Jonathan (2011). Literature, Theory, History, Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Teaching method
Practical and theoretical classes, mainly individual tutorials, using technologies of information and communication, scientifc databases and library resources available for research in Social Sciences and Humanities.
Evaluation method
Presentation of a research paper aiming at the writing of a future PhD thesis.