Literary and Cultural Analysis: Identities (6 ECTS)

06SM440-229

Program(s)

Bachelor Major (120 ECTS)

Bachelor Minor (60 ECTS)

Course Type(s)

Seminar

Module Group

English Literature

Duration

two-semester module, starting each spring

Assessment

written paper (80%)
learning portfolio (20%)
graded

Language of Instruction

English

Prerequisites	Students are required to have passed an introductory module in literature at Bachelor-level. The level of English language skills required for this course should correspond to the level achieved on successful completion of the Language Skills and Culture introductory module.
Content	This module introduces students to how different types of identities are reflected in, constructed through, and challenged by literary texts (e.g. gay male literature since 1960, muslims in Britain, the construction of whiteness, working-class fiction, gender and sexuality, old age, disability studies, etc.).
Learning outcomes	Students will be able to: (a) outline the key theoretical concepts relevant to the topic of their course; (b) comment on - and position themselves within - major controversies surrounding these terms; (c) formulate sustained literary critical arguments that employ and engage with some of these core concepts; (d) write mid-length literary critical essays; (e) present the findings of their literary critical research and theoretical explorations in other formats (e.g. short input papers, posters, visual essays, short presentations, leading a class discussion, etc.); (f) engage in open and constructive academic debates with their peers; (g) list a number of useful techniques to read and understand difficult secondary texts.

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