Module Identifier | EN20120 | |||||||||||
Module Title | READING THEORY/READING TEXT 1 | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2006/2007 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Richard J Marggraf-Turley | |||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | |||||||||||
Other staff | Mrs Carol M Marshall, Professor Peter T Barry, Dr D Kevin Mills, Mr Michael J Smith, Dr William G Slocombe, Dr Jayne Archer, Dr Luke A Thurston | |||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | EN10420 , EN10320 | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 20 Hours. 20 x 1 hour lectures | ||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 10 Hours. 10 x 1 hour Seminars | |||||||||||
Assessment |
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1. to introduce students to some of the major theoretical formations in literary theory of the twentieth century;
2. to acquaint students with the work of a range of important literary theorists;
3. to investigate how different theories interrelate and confront one another;
4. to prepare students for the applied theory module EN30920 Reading Theory/Reading Text 2.
1. Why theory? Saussure and Semiotics
2. Structuralism, Barthes and Narratology
3. Materialist Criticism, Marxism and Ideology
4. Freud and Lacan
5. Feminism
6. Masculinity
7. Poststructuralism, Derrida and Deconstruction
8. Postcolonialism, Nation and Ethnicity
9. Landscape and Literature
10. Art, Digital Reproduction and Cybercommunities
Lectures and Seminars
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. One seminar per week will provide the opportunity for more detailed exploration of lecture topics
Problem_solving | Completing the portfolio requires students to convert broad areas of theoretical knowledge into succinct and specific applications | ||
Research skills | Comparing different bodies of theory and identifying relevant strengths and weaknesses is required for the portfolio | ||
Communication | Part of the portfolio assessment may require students to write for a specified audience or situation | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | The portfolio is a composite piece, and in itself encourages a self-reflective approach to learning; in addition, the first section receives feedback aimed at encouraging this learning process | ||
Team work | Students will frequently work in sub-groups for seminars, preparing brief joint presentations of issues or problems in theory. | ||
Information Technology | Sections of the portfolio may be presented in on-line format. PowerPoint or web-page presentations will be accepted for specified sections of the portfolio. There are rich on-line resources for the study of literary theory and students will be encouraged to make use of these via the VLE platform | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | The emphasis on presentation skills and practical applications will help to foster marketable skills | ||
Subject Specific Skills | Reading literature using the `counter-intuitive? perspectives provided by literary theory |
This module is at CQFW Level 5