Présentation

Based on The Handmaid’s Tale (Atwood) and Parable of the Talents (Butler, 2^nd part of the Parable Series, and therefore you are encouraged to read Parable of the Sower first), the course will focus on polyphony and education, cooperation, utopia, alternative communities…

Further reading

“The ones who walk away from omelas” & “The carrier bag theory of fiction” Ursula K.Le Guin

Suggested Reading

Howells, C.A., The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood 810.CA ATW HOW

Continuous grading

RSE: Paper + oral

catch-up session: oral exam

Skills

– text commentary

– comparative studies

– read and summarize critical papers (Jstor, Cairn etc.)

– writing consistent arguments with clear examples and analysis