Undergraduate Course: Twentieth Century Feminist Fictions (ENLI10090)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/honours |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course aims to examine the importance of stories and myths in shaping 'femininity', and to explore the cultural significance of rewriting stories and positing new narratives within the feminist movement. Accordingly, the course is divided into two sections; the first, 'Rewriting the Past', and the second, 'Constructing the Future'. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Class Delivery Information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged |
Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
An understanding of the various ways in which femininity is constructed through literature and film. An understanding of the assumption that literature and film do not only 'reflect' social norms and values but can also play a role in '(re)producing' them. An ability to understand and to question the degree to which the course texts can be defined as 'feminist'. |
Assessment Information
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%);
1 exam-essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
Special Arrangements
Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the Head of English Literature. |
Additional Information
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Reading list |
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
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Course secretary | Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
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