Finnish CoursesFor Distribution Requirement purposes, all FIN courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses. Note The Department reserves the right to assign students to courses appropriate
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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 in alternate years) 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 in alternate years) FIN220H1 A survey of the linguistic structures of the Finno-Ugric languages including Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian with special emphasis on Finnish. Focus is to gain insights into workings of non-Indo-European languages. No prior knowledge of Finno-Ugric languages or linguistics required. FIN230H1 FIN230H offers an introduction to Finnish society, history and culture 1800 to
present. The course examines the rise of Finnish nationalism in the 1800s,
its main manifestations, particularly the developments of its cultural, educational
and social institutions, its economic structures, its demographics, as well
as the nation’s bilingual status. FIN235H1 FIN235H surveys the major works in Finnish literature 1800 to present
by examining its role in the implementation of the agenda of Finnish nationalism
in the
19th and the 20th century. The major genres and periods in Finnish literature
are studied. FIN240H1 Introduction to the greatest authors of Scandinavian literature and their greatest works, particularly August Strinberg, Henrik Ibsen, H.C. Anderssen, Knut Hamsun, Selma Lagerlöf, Pär Lagerkvist, Aleksis Kivi, Sigrid Undset and Halldor Laxness, etc. These are situated in their Scandinavian context and in world literature. (Offered every two or three years) 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 Kaurismäki). 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 Sjöström, Mauritz Stiller, Alfï Sjöberg, Ingmar Bergman, August Bille, Carl Th. Dreyer, Gabriel Axel, Nils Gaupe, Aki and Mika Kaurismäki. (Offered in alternate years) FIN300H1 Advanced Finnish provides a continuation of FIN200Y1 Intermediate Finnish.Prerequisite: FIN200Y1 or permission of instructor FIN305H1 Finnish Morphology and Syntax is designed present the Finnish morphological system and the principles of Finnish syntax to students interested in general linguistics, morphology, syntax, or Finnish linguistics. The Finnish case system, the verb conjugation system and phenomena such as consonant gradation, vowel harmony and clitics will be explored. 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 at least every alternate year) 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 every three or four 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.). FIN350H1 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, Sillanpää, Haanpää, Meri, Hyry, Salama, Mukka, Liksom, Huldén, and others. Readings in English. (Offered in alternate years) FIN410H1 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 FIN415H1 This course examines the main literary works and genres of 20th Century Finland, especially Jotuni, Sillanpää, Haanpää, Meri, Manner, Linna, Tuuri and a sample of contemporary writers. The readings are in Finnish. FIN420Y1 A reading and research project FIN430Y1 This course offers students, primarily Finnish Studies majors and minors, an opportunity to design together with the instructor an individualized course of study in Finnish literature or language. Registration requires the permission of the appropriate instructor and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. |