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Cursus: LI3V18001
LI3V18001
The Republic of Letters. The literary field in a changing world.
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CursuscodeLI3V18001
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
The student becomes acquainted with the organisation and function of the literary field in the modern era. This field includes the production, circulation and reception of literature and the process of value attribution to literary texts. At the end of this course the student has a clear insight in the historical background and the specific features of literary institutions. The student will gain knowledge of research traditions and debates concerning literary institutions and is able to design a research project in this field.
Inhoud
The concept of the 'Republic of letters' emerged in the Renaissance and currently refers to an international community of authors, publishers and critics, scholars and policy-makers., who are involved in the process of writing, disseminating and attributing value to literature. In this course we focus on the modern literary field, thereby including recent developments in literary studies. We will pay attention to the social and legal positon of the author and to the material production and dissemination. Furthermore, we will study the consumption and reception of literature and the process of value attribution. We will discuss several relevant institutions in the literary field. Students will study current theories on institutional research (from publishers to online reading communities) and develop a small research project themselves.
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