Module Identifier EN20120  
Module Title READING THEORY/READING TEXT 1  
Academic Year 2004/2005  
Co-ordinator Dr Richard J Marggraf-Turley  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Other staff Caroline Bate, Mrs Carol M Marshall, Dr David E Shuttleton, Dr Louise Marshall, Dr Luke A Thurston, Marie Hockenhull Smith, Dr Tiffany S Atkinson  
Pre-Requisite EN10320 , EN10420  
Course delivery Lecture   20 Hours 20 x 1 hour lectures  
  Seminars / Tutorials   10 Hours 10 x 1 hour Seminars  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
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. 

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students should typically be able to:

1. summarise and explain some of the basic concepts and key ideas underpinning a range of theoretical approaches;

2. distinguish between different theoretical approaches;

3. describe the impact of particular theoretical approaches on the practice of literary criticism;

4. employ elements of particular theoretical approaches in the critical analysis of passages from literary texts.

Aims

This module aims:

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.

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.

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.

Reading Lists

Books
** Should Be Purchased
Julia Rivkin and Michael Ryan (eds.) (2004) Literary Theory: An Anthology (2nd edition) Oxford: Blackwell 1405106964

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5