| Module Identifier |
EN20120 |
| Module Title |
READING THEORY/READING TEXT 1 |
| Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
| Co-ordinator |
Dr Elizabeth J Oakley-Brown |
| Semester |
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) |
| Other staff |
Mrs Carol M Marshall, Dr Iona Italia, Mr Michael J Smith, Professor Peter T Barry, Dr Sarah H Prescott, William G Slocombe |
| Pre-Requisite |
EN10320 , EN10420 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 20 Hours |
| |
Seminars / Tutorials | 10 Hours Seminar. |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Assessment | Coursework Portfolio submission of 5000 words consisting of a first piece of 1500 words to be submitted in week 4 and another piece of 3500 words to be completed at the end of the examination period. | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmit any failed elements and/or make good any missing elements. | |
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Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should typically be able to:
- summarise and explain some of the basic concepts and key ideas underpinning a range of theoretical approaches
- distinguish between different theoretical approaches
- describe the impact of particular theoretical approaches on the practice of literary criticism
- employ elements of particular theoretical approaches in the critical analysis of passages from literary texts
Brief description
This module aims to build on work introduced in EN10320 The Study of English. It seeks to introduce students to some of the major theoretical formations in literary theory of the twentieth century; to acquaint students with the work of a range of important literary theorists; and to investigate how different theories interrelate and confront one another. It also aims to prepare students for the applied theory module EN30920 Reading Theory/Reading Text 2.
Aims
- to introduce students to some of the major theoretical formations in literary theory of the twentieth century;
- to acquaint students with the work of a range of important literary theorists;
- to investigate how different theories interrelate and confront one another;
- to prepare students for the applied theory module EN30920 Reading Theory/Reading Text 2.
Content
Topics
1. Structuralism, semiotics, and narratology
2. Marxism, history, and ideology
3. Poststructuralism and deconstruction
4. Gender criticism and feminism
5. Psychoanalysis, subjectivity, and identity
6. Postcolonialism, nation, and ethnicity
Lectures and seminars
Please note that all teaching for this module takes place during Semester One. There will be two lectures per week. Lectures offering explanations of theoretical ideas will be interlaced with lectures which seek to discuss theories in a cross-perspectival fashion. The weekly seminars will use the module reader to focus on the following topics: Structuralism, Marxism, Poststructuralism, Feminism and Psychoanalysis.
Required text
Julie Rivkin and Michael Ryan, eds., Literary Theory: An Anthology (Oxford: Blackwell, 1998)
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5