Module Identifier |
WR30220 |
Module Title |
READING THEORY/WRITING TEXT |
Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
Co-ordinator |
Professor Peter T Barry |
Semester |
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) |
Other staff |
Mrs Carol M Marshall |
Pre-Requisite |
WR30120 , EN20120 |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | 2 x 2500 word critical/theoretical-creative pieces | 100% |
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Learning outcomes
At the end of the module students will typically be able to:
- demonstrate a knowlege and understanding of a range of theories and writing
- demonstrate an ability to explore a range of writing practices from a variety of theoretical perspectives
- demonstrate an ability to produce their own writing and to reflect critically upon it
- demonstrate an ability to express themselves clearly in writing and in speech
Brief description
This module aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding of a range of theories of writing and to enable them to explore a range of writing practices from a variety of theoretical perspectives. It also aims to develop students' ability to produce and present their own writing and their reflections on writing. By developing a self-reflexive writing practice, this module will prepare students for the Writing Project in the final semester
Content
There will be 10 x 2 hour workshops. Please note that all teaching for this module takes place during Semester One.
Reading Lists
Books
** Consult For Futher Information
Bruce Andrews and Charles Bernstein (eds) (1984) The L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E BOOK
Southern Illinois University Press
Andre Breton (1987) What is Surrealism?
Pluto Press
Lilian Furst (ed) (1992) Realism
Longman
Lilian Furst (1995) All that is True: The Claims and Strategies of Realist Fiction
Duke University Press
Paul Hoover (ed) (1994) Postmodern American Poetry
Norton
Maxine Hong Kingston (1989) Tripmaster Monkey
Picador
Journals
Lisa Lowe (1991) Heterogeneity, Hybridity, Multiplicity: Marking Asian American Difference
Diaspora, 1, pp 24-44
Books
Tristan Tzara (1977) Seven Dada Manifestoes and Lampisteries
John Calder
Patricia Waugh (1997) Revolutions of the Word: Intellectual Contexts for the Study of Modern Literature
Arnold
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6