EN1003 Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

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SCQF level

SCQF level 7

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Planned timetable

11.00 am

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Module coordinator

Dr S C Manly

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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

In this module students are introduced to a range of texts, in prose and verse, from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis is laid upon (i) close reading; (ii) the importance of literary-historical context; and (iii) using literary theory.

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 lectures and 1 tutorial, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Scheduled learning hours

40

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

160

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Display familiarity with a range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century poetry and prose in English, gained by reading unabridged primary texts.
  • Demonstrate awareness of literary form and of close reading skills.
  • Demonstrate awareness of different theoretical viewpoints and concerns.
  • Consider and question one's assumptions about what studying 'English literature' as an academic subject entails.
  • Understand the historical context in which literature is produced.
  • Debate and discuss complex critical and theoretical ideas in a live tutorial environment.