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FIN Finnish Courses NOTE FIN100Y1 An introductory language course for students with no
knowledge of Finnish. The acquisition of a basic vocabulary and of an understanding of
elementary structural features through practice in comprehension, speaking, reading and
writing. (Offered twice in a three year cycle) FIN200Y1 The four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and
writing) honed by discussion of Finnish literary texts as well as by compositions in
Finnish about these texts, by a series of conversation exercises, and by analysis of
morphology, syntax and word formation. Translation is used to aid in language learning.
(Offered twice in a three year cycle) FIN210Y1 The historical, political, social and religious life of
Finland expressed in its classical works of literature, including the Kalevala,in other
major components of the cultural tradition (music, the visual and performing arts,
architecture) and in national myths and symbols. Readings in English. (Offered in
alternate years) FIN220H1 A survey of the linguistic structures of the Finno-Ugric
languages including Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian. Focus is to gain insights into
workings of non-Indo-European languages. No prior knowledge of Finno-Ugric languages or
linguistics required. FIN240H1 Introduction to the greatest authors of Scandinavian
literature and their greatest works, particularly August Strinberg, Henrik Ibsen, H.C.
Anderssen, Knut Hamsun, Selma Lagerlof, Par Lagerkvist, Aleksis Kivi, Sigrid Undset and
Halldor Laxness, etc. These are situated in their Scandinavian context and in world
literature. FIN250H1 Development of Finnish cinema from its parochial beginnings
to its international recognition. The great pastoral tradition; the war memories (Laine,
Kassila, Parikka); socio-political engagement of the 60s (Donner, Jarva), the paucity of
the 70s (Mollberg); the universal outsider themes of the 80s (Aki and Mika Kaurismaki).
Readings and subtitles in English. (Offered in alternate years) FIN260H1 Major developments of cinema in Scandinavia in the 20th
century with concentration on the major film makers of Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
Screening of films by directors such as Victor Sjostrom, Mauritz Stiller, Alfi Sjoberg,
Ingmar Bergman, August Bille, Carl Th. Dreyer, Gabriel Axel, Nils Gaupe, Aki and Mika
Kaurismaki. FIN300Y1 Advanced grammar and stylistics approached primarily through
the study of texts that vary in complexity and style. Problems of composition and
translation; oral and written practice; intensive and extensive reading. (Offered twice in
a three year cycle) FIN310H1 An examination of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala:
its relationship to the tradition of folk poetry; its quality as an epic poem; the
mythological, religious, and cultural dimensions of its world view; its role in Finland's
nation building in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate
years) FIN320H1 Major issues and dimensions of the culture and experience of
the Finnish immigrants to Canada, including Finnish Canadian literature, theatre, and
press. Conceptual and ideological contributions to working class culture, women's lives,
religious and social attitudes and values. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate
years) FIN330H1 The course traces the construction of a unified Finnish
culture over the centuries from subcultures and values which ultimately have their
definitions in the regional diversity of the area now called Finland. It focuses on the
main divisions into western and eastern Finland, but also explores the Swedish and the
Sami (Lappish) heritage in the context of old cultural regions. The sources used are
cultural history texts as well as Finnish literature. FIN340H1 An examination of the major Finland-Swedish authors (Rune
Coerg, Tgrelicks, Sodergran, Tove Jansson) and the linguistic reality of Finland as it has
changed over time. The distinctly Finland-Swedish culture is explored, analysed and
assessed in its Finnish and Scandinavian context. Cultural giants are studied (Sibelius,
etc.). FIN350H Historical, structural, and thematic study of the short
fiction of Finland from the Romanticism of the 19th century to contemporary
post-structuralism and post-modernism. Works of Runeberg, Topelius, Kivi, Canth, Aho,
Jotuni, Lehtonen, Schildt, Sillanpaa, Haanpaa, Meri, Hyry, Salama, Mukka, Liksom, Hulden,
and others. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) FIN410Y1 A chronological study of the development of Finnish
literature, emphasizing outstanding writers, significant movements and trends, the
emergence and transformations of the major genres and their relationship to Finnish
folklore and to the national awakening. Readings in Finnish. (Offered in alternate years) FIN420Y1 TBA FIN430Y1 TBA |
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