Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 20 Hours. 10 x 2 hour seminars |
| Seminars / Tutorials |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 4000 word essay | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 4000 word essay | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Discuss and analyse developments in the conception of Welsh 'identity' and the Welsh 'nation' in Welsh literature.
2. Describe, analyse and compare some of the main themes in Welsh and Anglo-Welsh literature in the twentieth century.
3. Demonstrate, through written work and seminar discussion, the ability to discuss and evaluate different approaches to the history of the modern Welsh woman.
4. Critically assess and evaluate key issues and themes in Welsh visual culture.
5. Identify images of Wales and its people on film and evaluate the implications of these images to understandings of 'Wales' and 'Welshness'.
Brief description
This module aims to provide an examination of developments in the imaging of Wales in a variety of cultural forms. It discusses perceptions of Welsh identity and the 'nation' in Welsh literature, including Welsh and Anglo-Welsh literature, in the visual arts and images of Wales and its people on film.
Content
2. Welsh writing in English
3. Welsh women writing in Wales
4. An alternative Welsh identity the Welsh diaspora
5. Imaging the nation: the visual arts I
6. Imaging the nation: the visual arts II
7. Imaging Wales and its people on film in the 20th Century
8. Imaging Wales and its people on film in the 21st Century
9. The Welsh nation and its people and the media
10. Conclusions
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7