AFK2601 - Genre and Theme

Purpose: To enable students to question the traditional perspectives on genre theory. Students are introduced to contemporary texts which experiment with genre conventions on both a thematical and technical level; texts where the traditional boundaries are transcended; where the conventional reappears in new forms. The module consists of three optional units, of which students may choose any two: (a) Prose: Places and puzzles. (b) Current Afrikaans poetry. (c) Children's and youth literature. BEd-students must select option (d): Children?s and youth literature as one of their two choices.