Course code

EKS7203.HT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Soome-ugri rahvaste kultuurid ja kirjandused

Course title in English

Cultures and Literatures of Finno-Ugric People

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Maija Yli-Jokipii (language of instruction: Finnish)

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To deepen knowledge of Finno-Ugric People culture and literature, the main authors and works; to introduce etnofuturism and postcolonial approach to the literatures of Finno-Ugric people; to develop skills to understand and analyze important events of Finno-Ugric cultures and literatures and relate these to the development of literary languages of Finno-Ugric people.

Brief description of the course

An overview of similarities of Finno-Ugric People cultures and literatures, focusing on literatures of Karelia, Komi, Udmurt, Mari El, Mordovia, Khanty,Mansi, Nenets, their history and originality. Short overview of literaturesof Liv, Vepsian and Ostyak as well as of Finno-Ugric nations with minimale literary traditsions; introducing the research on Finno-Ugric cultures and literatures, literary contacts and translations, etnofuturism and postcolonial approach to the Finno-Ugric literatures.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has in-depth knowledge on the Finno-Ugric literary and cultural history, the main authors and literary works;
- is familiar with the etnofuturism and postcolonial approach to the literatures of Finno-Ugric people;
- understands of Finno-Ugric cultures and literatures in historical and social-political context.

Teacher

Välislektor Tiina Söderman

Study programmes containing that course

Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/25.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/24.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/23.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/22.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/21.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/20.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/17.HT)
Teacher of Foreign Languages (GRVOM/16.HT)