Undergraduate Course: Philosophy of Literary and Visual Culture (ENLI10260)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will explore key debates in cultural studies and film studies, with particular attention paid to the philosophical and theoretical backgrounds which have informed cultural theory. In particular, the course will explore both the concept of culture and the ways in which culture might be considered as an object of study. Topics to be covered will include the relation between literary and visual culture, the relation between philosophy and art, and the relationship between linguistic and visual modes of analysis and understanding. Although the course is primarily theoretical in focus students will be required to apply a theory or method to a specific text or image, both in seminars and in assessment.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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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 |
04/08/2014 |
| 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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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will be familiar with the key debates and problems in cultural studies. The concept of culture will also provide students with a starting point from which to understand and assess various methods and theories of cultural studies, and different theories of interpretation and analysis. Particular attention will be paid to competing traditions and disciplines so that students will also gain critically reflective skills, enabling them to negotiate different theoretical paradigms. The course will develop critical reading skills, both by focussing on the concepts, arguments and claims of theoretical texts, and by thinking about the ways in which theories yield methods of reading and criticism. |
Assessment Information
| 1 course essay of 2,500 words (25%) plus 1 Examination essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English, Scottish or American literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Colebrook
Tel: (0131 6)50 4290
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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