Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
• To introduce students to US modernism
• To examine a range of American literary responses to the period 1910-1945
• To consider the specifics literary modernism in the US
• To develop analytical skills by combining close reading with knowledge of historical contexts, theoretical debates and wider scholarship
This module explores a range of American literary responses to what it meant to be ‘modern’ in the early 20th century. We will be looking at American modernist writers’ attitudes within political, social, and cultural contexts. This module aims to develop a vocabulary for critical analysis of both form and theme in the works studied. We will therefore consider the ways in which modernity is expressed through focused reading of a range of modernist writers. We will explore the ‘newness’ of much of the work that emerged in the period, its interest in experimentation, its narrative concerns, its expression of the uneven experiences of American modernity. We will also consider the ways in which these writers engage with key debates of the period.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 76:00 | 76:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 80:00 | 80:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Study Groups and engagement. |
| Total | 200:00 |
Lectures introduce students to knowledge outcomes and model critical approaches and readings. Seminars develop this knowledge and enable the practice of skills, namely close textual analysis, critical engagement and interpersonal communications. Study groups and engagement give students a chance to study independently with their peers and prepare for the seminars, and to expand their critical engagement skills. Structured research and reading activities allow concentrated and focused critical activity that builds knowledge and helps with assessment preparation. Drop-in surgeries provide tutorial support for assessments.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 40 | In course essay 1800 words |
| Essay | 2 | A | 60 | End of module essay 2200 words |
The mid-module assessment will ask students to concentrate on one particular text studied in the first half of the module and will be focused on close reading.
The end-of-module assessment will ask students to write an essay focused on one or two module texts.
There will be no separate assessment arrangements for Study Abroad students.