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EL5598: APPROACHING LITERATURE 2 (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course examines some critical approaches and theories that have shaped modern literary inquiry. The course explores different perspective on and approaches to literary texts. The relevance to literature of different types of context is also explored, as are the interpretative possibilities of various forms of ideological critique. Throughout the course students are exposed to a wide variety of primary and secondary texts.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Sarah Anderson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course examines some critical approaches and theories that have shaped modern literary inquiry. The course explores different perspective on and approaches to literary texts. The relevance to literature of different types of context is also explored, as are the interpretative possibilities of various forms of ideological critique. Throughout the course students are exposed to a wide variety of primary and secondary texts.


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

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Feedback Word Count 3500
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Dissertation Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

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Formative Assessment

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Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandunderstand and articulate central positions in literary theory and criticism
FactualAnalyseanalyse primary texts from a variety of periods using different critical approaches
ReflectionCreateformulate cogent arguments about texts in their chosen area of study in relation to these models, and to generate research topics within a range of contexts and methodologies
ProceduralApplywrite correctly in idiomatic and grammatical English, and to produce pieces of literary analysis appropriate for postgraduate level

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