Modern Scottish Fiction (U02774)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-EL0098

This course will explore the development of modern Scottish fiction from the 1950s to the present, looking at the relationship of the novels both to the traditions of Scottish writing and to issues raised by postmodernism and postcolonialism. In particular, the course we explore the development of various formal strategies by Scottish novelists to deal with the specific historical and cultural problems posed by trying to narrate a society which does not have an autonomous political or social narrative to provide a pattern for novelistic emplotment.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Passes in Enlgish or Scottish Literature 1, and English or Scottish or American Literature 2, with a mark of 50 or above at the first attempt in the second year course. Passes in third year courses in the subject area amounting to at least 40 credits.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited to 15, with priority given to students taking degrees involving English or Scottish Literature and Visiting Students placed by the Admissions Office. Students not in these categories need the written approval of the Head of English Literature before enrolling. In the case of excess applications places will be decided by ballot.

? Costs : Essential course texts

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
09/01/2007	14:00	16:00	Room B.9, Appleton Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will develop expertise in the analysis of contemporary Scottish fiction and will have the necessary intellectual tools to consider that knowledge with specific regard to debates about nationhood, the novel as a cultural form, social class, gender, place and topography. Students will also acquire the capacity to consider the appropriateness of contemporary critical theory in relation to the modern Scottish novel.