| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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•To introduce students to modernist texts and the critical debates surrounding them.
•To introduce students to the changes in literary form and practice that occurred during the early to mid twentieth century.
•To encourage close analytical and critical reading of texts.
•To encourage consideration of the political and historical contexts within which texts are produced.
The module begins by situating the emergence of modernism in its historical contexts. Across the module we will study some of the major literary works of the period, and examine the major contexts for the emergence of distinctively modernist form and content. The emphasis throughout will be on the significance of formal innovation and experimentation.
Students successfully completing the module will be able to engage critically with the following:
1. Diverse histories of modernist literature and performance and critical debates surrounding them.
2. Issues of formal innovation and the connections and disjunctions between form, content, and contexts.
3. Issues surrounding the reading and interpretation of modernist texts.
4. Issues surrounding the diverse political, cultural and intellectual contexts in which texts are produced.
Students successfully completing the module will be:
1. Able to develop their own research practice in response to research-led teaching
2. Able to critically compare and contrast different texts and contexts
3. Able to identify and explore issues relating to the social and political construction of texts
4. Able to respond critically to formally challenging texts
5. Able to exercise and develop a sensitivity to verbal and visual creativity
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 44:00 | 44:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 1 | 80:00 | 80:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 22:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Lectures introduce students to knowledge outcomes. Student-led study groups develop this knowledge and enable the practise of skills. Seminars further develop knowledge and enable the practise of skills, namely close textual analysis and interpersonal communications.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Essay | 2 | M | 25 | 1,000-word essay |
| Written exercise | 2 | A | 75 | 3,000-word essay |
Written assignments assess knowledge of primary and contextual materials studied on the module, critical and analytical skills, close reading skills, writing skills, the ability to compare and contrast, and knowledge of the whole module.
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