Course AEN2BY

World Literatures: North and South America

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 36, 2026

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • explain in detail a number of literary works from North and South America that cross boundaries, and the diversity of cultural contexts within which these were produced
  • apply different approaches and problematise essentialist cultural concepts in the analysis of literary texts
  • discuss the concept of world literature in its various meanings and in relation to literature from North and South America
  • argue with clarity for their own analysis of literary works and objectively evaluate similar analyses carried out by others.
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2026 - week 45, 2026
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • Bachelor Degree of 180 credits in the field of Comparative Literature or Languages and English 6 or 15 credits in Intercultural Literature Studies at second cycle
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3QWK
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
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Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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