Undergraduate Course: Twentieth Century Feminist Fictions (ENLI10090)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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'. |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%);
1 exam-essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
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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'.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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