Undergraduate Course: New Women, New Men?: Gender Revolutions in Late 19th c. British Fiction (ENLI10309)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all 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.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours/4year/index.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to explore the shifts, transitions, and revolutions in thinking about gender in late 19th century British fiction. This course covers the emergence of the "New Woman" and her counterpart the "New Man", as well as the Victorian doctrine of "separate spheres", and debates over suffrage, education, sexual double standards, the marriage question, and sexual purity. Through texts exploring the plight of modern men and women, this course examines the period’s shift from a doctrine of difference to a model of equal rights. It also considers the way in which both male and female authors responded to these shifts and reassessed their roles as authors. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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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 1 week(s). |
| 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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| 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
| Students will gain an understanding of the ways in which fiction stimulated and reflected gender debates in the period; they will gain an understanding of the historical development of gender debates within British literature; they will gain a grasp of the origins of modern ideas of gender and gender equality. |
Assessment Information
| One class essay of 2,500 words (25%). One take-away exam essay (75%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | gender in late 19th century British fiction; "New Woman"; "New Man"; "separate speheres"; suffrage, |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Catherine Williamson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: |
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