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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English Literature

Postgraduate Course: Twentieth Century Feminist Fictions (ENLI11121)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course aims to examine the importance of stories and myths in the shaping of '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'. While the majority of set texts are literary, the course is not solely concerned with literary analysis: it is also concerned with examining the social construction of femininity and the role that 'popular culture' (in the form of literary texts and films) plays in perpetuating or challenging existing models of femininity and expectations of female behaviour. In this way, it is based upon the assumption that literature and film do not only 'reflect' social norms and values but can also play a role in '(re)producing' them. While the course is entitled 'Twentieth-Century Feminist Fictions' students will be encouraged to question the degree to which these texts can be defined as 'feminist'.

*This course is taught jointly with undergraduate students and consequently postgraduate places are limited
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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'.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Jointly taught with undergraduate students
KeywordsTCFF
Contacts
Course organiserDr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
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Course secretaryMiss Kara Mccormack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
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