Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- question the relationship between ‘England’ and ‘English Literature’.
- draw on literary and cultural histories when analysing individual texts.
- debate the historical and geographical lives of literary genres.
- respond creatively and knowledgeably to questions about the value and circulation of literature.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- think and write critically about cultural production.
- debate the constitution of national, regional, and world cultures.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the connections and collisions between national literature and national identity.
- the relationship of Literatures in English to other languages.
- English Literature in its global contexts.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 5 |
| Independent Study | 35 |
| Lecture | 11 |
| Seminar | 11 |
| Follow-up work | 10 |
| Completion of assessment task | 50 |
| Wider reading or practice | 28 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Please do not buy this book. Access to relevant chapters will be provided.
Masks of Conquest: Literary Study and British Rule in India. Please do not buy this book. Access to relevant chapters will be provided.
What is a World? On Postcolonial Literature as World Literature. Please do not buy this book. Access to relevant chapters will be provided.
Wars of Position. Please do not buy this book. Access to relevant chapters will be provided.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Written assignment
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Students will receive written feedback, and will have the opportunity to meet their tutor to talk through the feedback in order to improve future work.
- Final Assessment:
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Written assignment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Written assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Written assignment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External