Undergraduate Course: Poetry, Politics and Place (ENLI10202)
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 examines the relationship between aesthetic innovation (loosely codified as modernism and postmodernism) and cultural politics through a reading of ten twentieth-century poets. Particular attention will be paid to the poetic reconfiguration of landscape and "place" as a vehicle for the constitution and deconstitution of cultural and political identities. Readings of individual bodies of work will be supplemented by perspectives drawn from modern critical theory |
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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: 15 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 term essay of 2,500 words (25%);
1 take-home exam essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of modern poetic techniques, including verse forms, syntax and prosody.
Students will gain an awareness of the complex relation between politics and aesthetics.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/honours |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
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. |
| Additional 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 |
| Keywords | ENLI10202 Poetry, Politics, Place |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lee Spinks
Tel: (0131 6)50 3616
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: |
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