The Short Story: Regional Perspectives, Global Voices

Cod y Modiwl
WRM2020
Teitl y Modiwl
The Short Story: Regional Perspectives, Global Voices
Blwyddyn Academaidd
2026/2027
Semester
Semester 1
Cyd-gysylltydd y Modiwl
Mr Jowhor Ile
Rhestr Ddarllen
Gweld ar Aspire
Staff Eraill sy'n Cyfrannu
Dr Lucy Thompson

Dulliau Asesu

Math o Asesiad

Manylion Asesiad

Cyfran
Asesiad Semester Short Stories: Regional Perspectives, Global Voices: Comprises a 3,500 word creative submission. It can be a single short story or a collection of flash fiction or fragments. And a 1,500 word critical commentary. 5000 Words 100%
Asesiad Ailsefyll Short Stories: Regional Perspectives, Global Voices: Comprises a 3,500 word creative submission. It can be a single short story or a collection of flash fiction or fragments. And a 1,500 word critical commentary. 5000 Words 100%

Canlyniadau Dysgu

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

  1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of the historical development of the short story.
  2. Describe and evaluate a variety the formal and thematic aspects in the evolution of the short strory.
  3. Reflect on their patterns and improve their work in response to criticism.

Disgrifiad cryno

The module will consist of five 2-hour seminars and five two-hour workshops. In the seminars the students will be introduced to origins and development of the short story. For the workshop, students will write stories from different traditions, which will be discussed and subsequently revised for the assignment.

Estimated Student Workload
20 hours contact time
60 hours preparation for seminars and workshops
100 hours preparation of portfolios

Nod

It enables participants to engage in a sustained study of the development of the short story, and to extend their range as practitioners of the form.

Cynnwys

Week

1. Origins: From Folk-Tale to Art-Tale: Folktales from different traditions, The Book of Jonah

2. The Well-Made Short Story: North America (O. Henry, Hemingway, James Baldwin, Flannery O’Connor, Denis Johnson, Toni Morrison)

3. The Short Story in Britain (Economies of Scale), focus on England and Wales: Dickens, Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie, Ian McEwan, Helen Oyeyemi, Adam Merek

4. The Short Story and Modernism: Mansfield and the post-colonial story (New Zealand); Joyce, Maeve Brennan (Ireland)

5 Between the Lines (Dissidence and the Short Story): focus on Russia and Eastern Europe: Nikolai Gogol

6. Identity and the Short Story: South America (Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar, Clarice Lispector

7.Centres and Margins: Achebe, Bessie Head, Nardine Gordimer, Ama Ata Aidoo, Igoni Barret, Ben Okri, Petina Gappah, Adichie

8 West and East Asia: Focus on stories from the Indian Sub-continent, Korea, Japan

9. The Rise the Welsh short Story: Rhys Davis, Dylan Thomas, Ron Berry

10. Fragments: Global Conscience

Sgiliau Modiwl

Math o Sgiliau

Manylion Sgiliau
Addasrwydd a gwydnwch Apply their knowledge and understanding of techniques of the short story in their writing.
Cydlynu ag erail Workshop with peers offers opportunity to collaboration.
Datrys Problemau Creadigol Demonstrate confident critical reflection on the genres and writing practices covered on the module.
Gallu digidol Through Blackboard and word processing skills
Meddwl beirniadol a dadansoddol Make constructive critical responses to their own and other students’ writing, and engage in appropriate revisions of their own work.
Sgiliau Pwnc-benodol Demonstrate a mature knowledge of formal techniques for writing a short story

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