MET-HIS910
Historical and Exegetical Methods: Text, Materiality, Context
Course info
- Course code: MET-HIS910
- Credits: 5
- Semester: Spring
- Language: English
- Remote learning: Both
Study program affiliation:
MET-HIS910 is an elective course. Its main objective is a broad orientation in current methodological paradigms, their possibilities, and presuppositions within historical and exegetical fields of study to enable the doctoral student to substantiate and argue for their own methodological and theoretical thesis design. The course allows doctoral students to apply theoretical and methodological insights from published research to creative work with their PhD projects. The PhD student shall also be able to reflect on the sociology of research connected to the discipline(s).
MODES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
- lectures
- discussion
- panels/workgroups
Each seminar is normally three days' length, approximately 6 hours per day.
About the study
Study requirements
The student will
- attend the course seminar (min. 75 %)
- submit a draft (1000-1500 words) for a course paper before the course
- submit min. four questions on the background of the work with the course paper
- respond to the paper and questions of one fellow PhD student
- submit a final version of the course paper (2000-2500 words) within three weeks after the course
Final assessment/Exam
The final assessment for this course is based on fulfilling all course requirements. The course is graded 'passed'/'not passed'.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The candidate has
- advanced knowledge of theories and methods connected to materiality, text and context
- advanced knowledge of the textual and contextual implications and the importance of materiality for historical and exegetical studies.
Skills
The candidate can
- discuss how common historical and literary/exegetical problems, challenges, methods, working processes, and theoretical perspectives can be shaped in the light of, e.g. materiality and (con-)text.
- demonstrate how different aspects of historical/exegetical methods influence a project and the narrative on history/exegetics.
General competence
The candidate can
- identify relevant issues in historical/exegetical studies and conduct their research with scholarly integrity.
- communicate research on historical/exegetical studies through recognised Norwegian and
international channels
Reading list
Find the reading list for this course in the link below.
Access to literature:
- Some literature is available digitally, while other materials are only in print. Compendiums may be available in the course room in Canvas.
- On campus at MF, you automatically have access to digital literature. Off campus, you must log in via Oria or use “External access” in the library’s database list.
Please check that you are viewing the correct semester's reading list.
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