Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse key concepts and ideas
- contextualise the work of the writers studied and consider critical responses to it
- employ an understanding of the theoretical debates on feminist theory and, in particular, on sexuality, identity and hysteria
- evaluate critically a range of textual material
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the literary, historical and cultural contexts of the works of the chosen writers
- critical responses to the authors studied
- images of women in literary and psychological texts of the period in the context of changing roles and women’s perceptions of self
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use your research to draw on a wide variety of secondary and supplementary sources
- write critically, accurately and in some depth on a range of views
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 114 |
Teaching | 36 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Abel, Elizabeth (1996). Virginia Woolf and the Fictions of Psychoanalysis. CUP.
James, Joy (ed.) (2000). The Black Feminist Reader. Blackwell.
Appinignanesi, Lisa and John Forrester (eds.) (2001). Freud’s Women. Virago.
Mills, Sara (1996). Feminists Readings/Feminist Reading. Prentice Hall.
Ussher, Jane M (1991). Women’s Madness: Misogygny or Mental Illness?. Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Showalter, Elaine (1998). Hystories: Hysteria, Gender and Culture. Picador.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback • you will be encouraged to discuss preparation for your two coursework assignments with your tutor • you will have the opportunity to seek individual advice on your work in progress with your tutor • you will be given guidance and advice in class on preparation, completion and presentation of assignmentsSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 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 |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External