COD 2025 - D1106
Webinar - Eco-dystopia and reality in Samantha Schweblin’s Fever Dream (Set text for IGCSE World Literature 2025 and 2026)
- IGCSE World Literature teachers, and language and literature teachers in general
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sessions, start: 03-Apr
Please enrol before Monday, March 31st 2025
Course detail
Year: 2025
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Announced
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Mr. Luciano Camio
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Sessions
| Sessions | Dates | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03 April 2025 | 06:00 pm | 07:30 pm |
Facilitator/s
Luciano Camio
- IGCSE World Literature teachers, and language and literature teachers in general
Analyze the interplay between eco-dystopia and psychological horror in Fever Dream.
Explore how Schweblin constructs an atmosphere of paranoia and ecological anxiety.
Discuss the novel’s relevance to real-world environmental crises and ethical dilemmas.
Discuss what it means to read a literary work in translation, especially an Argentine novel.
Develop classroom interventions to develop critical reading and analytical skills aligned with IGCSE learning objectives and assessment criteria.
Explore how Schweblin constructs an atmosphere of paranoia and ecological anxiety.
Discuss the novel’s relevance to real-world environmental crises and ethical dilemmas.
Discuss what it means to read a literary work in translation, especially an Argentine novel.
Develop classroom interventions to develop critical reading and analytical skills aligned with IGCSE learning objectives and assessment criteria.
The concept of eco-dystopia: definition and key characteristics.
The blurred lines between reality and hallucination in Fever Dream.
Environmental toxicity as a narrative and thematic device.
Narrative structure, voice, and the role of the “rescue distance.”
Connections between the novel and global ecological concerns.
Argentineness in the novel -which features (if any) are worth exploring?
The blurred lines between reality and hallucination in Fever Dream.
Environmental toxicity as a narrative and thematic device.
Narrative structure, voice, and the role of the “rescue distance.”
Connections between the novel and global ecological concerns.
Argentineness in the novel -which features (if any) are worth exploring?
Close reading of selected passages to examine key themes and stylistic choices.
Guided discussion on eco-dystopia and its real-world parallels.
Group analysis of character perspectives and narrative reliability.
Interactive activities linking the novel’s themes to contemporary environmental issues.
Application of IGCSE literary analysis frameworks to deepen textual interpretation and intervention.
Guided discussion on eco-dystopia and its real-world parallels.
Group analysis of character perspectives and narrative reliability.
Interactive activities linking the novel’s themes to contemporary environmental issues.
Application of IGCSE literary analysis frameworks to deepen textual interpretation and intervention.