ENGL 220 - The North in Canadian Literature

This course features poetry, fiction, essays and visual material. Images and myths of the Canadian North that emerge from literary representations are analyzed.

This course takes a critical look at literary representations of the North. We will read poetry, novels, short stories, nonfiction essays, digital and visual material in our quest to understand the North. Images, myths and symbols emerging from literary representations of the North will be analysed closely, and then connected to the communities in which we live. 

Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and ENGL 101. Equivalents may be considered.

Course details

Academic level(s)Bachelor
CountryCanada
Language of instruction
InstitutionYukon University
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ECTS credits6.0
Field schoolNo
Fields of studyHumanities (others)Sociology and cultural studies
Teaching placeOnline scheduled; Ayamdigut campus, Whitehorse
Tagsliteraturevisual arts
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