Money in British Fiction

Education facts

Code: EN1120

<p>In the course, a number of British novels in different genres and written during the Late Victorian period and later, down to the present day, are studied in order to discuss the role that money plays in them. By looking more closely at the historical contexts that have given rise to the different ways in which money plays an importance in the novels, the course shows how literature is a place where cultural importance is added to the objective meaning of money. The aim of the course is both to show how fictitious statements contribute to the general public's understanding of economics and how our understanding of money in turn is central for how we create literary meaning. In this way, the course facilitates further discussion of literature as a medium through which material inequality and ecological imbalance can be maintained as well as challenged.</p> <p>The course has scheduled online classes.</p>

Entry requirements

General entrance requirements for university studies and the Swedish upper secondary course English 6 or equivalent.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Money in British Fiction

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 2 September 2024

  End date: 19 January 2025

  Pace of study: 25 %