Completing the course will give the students the following learning outcome, sectioned into knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• Has in-depth knowledge of relevant hermeneutical theories

• Has a thorough understanding of postcolonial theory and its contributions to interpretation of texts

• Can contribute to the development of new interpretations through application of intercultural/religious and emancipatory methodological perspectives and approaches

• Has a good understanding of contemporary text theory

• Has a good overview of different approaches to text analysis

Skills

The student

• Can evaluate the historical and hermeneutical presuppositions and perspectives of current textual methodologies, and is able to develop new insights in the field

• Can formulate problems in the field of textual studies, in dialogue with current discourses

• Can select and use an appropriate methodology for text analysis in one’s own PhD project

General Competence

The student

• Can identify research ethical issues and power dynamics related to choices of interpretative perspectives in research design, implementation and analysis, and carry out research with scholarly integrity

• Can participate in public debate/discussion on the significance and contribution of text interpretative skills in understanding complex, pluralistic (religious and cultural) societies

Course description

Text and Interpretation

PHD-TR 903