MBIB4310 Promoting Literature: Theory, Research and Practical Training Course description

This master's degree course offers theoretical depth in literature mediation in three sessions that together focus on the what, how and why of dissemination. Central questions are:

What is the social basis for mediation in different institutional contexts, what are the core values of mediating literature and culture, and how does the mediation take place?

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After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• excellent insight into mediation theory, including rhetoric and communication
• excellent insight into the public library's democratic mandate and the aesthetic, ethical and political challenges related to what is mediated, how, why, and to whom
• advanced knowledge of how literature mediation is practised in different genres
• in-depth knowledge of the relationship between democracy and mediation, and can refer to national and international examples

Skills

The student is capable of

• analysing and critically evaluating different mediation practices
• discussing and reflecting on what mediation is
• discussing different links between literary and cultural expressions and political and cultural contexts
• analysing and critically evaluating written and oral mediation genres, with an emphasis on evaluating the quality of mediation

General competence

The studenten

• is able to discuss and assess practices of cultural mediation relative to the literary and cultural artifacts themselves as well to the political mandate
• is able to  discuss literaru mediation in a professional perspective

The teaching methods are seminars, lectures and student presentations The students will work individually on three assignments of their choice within the topics of the course.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

1. In the last session, the students will present and discuss the three assignments
2. All students will be given the task of acting as opponents for one of the other students' presentations.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

The form of assessment is a individual portfolio. The portfolio consists of two articles of approximately eight pages each, and a report of  approximately eight pages containing an assessment of a mediation event (individual or group work). Individual grades are not given for the different parts of the portfolio. Font and font size: Arial/Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

If a fail grade is awarded, all parts of the portfolio must be resubmitted. Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the portfolio once for assessment.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

All exam papers are graded by one internal and one external examiner.

Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad