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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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Stories for Boys (VS1) (U02364)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U01492 This course examines some of the ways in which British writing the masculine imperial subject in confrontation with his various ethnic and feminine Others, in texts loosely grouped as 'adventure stories' or 'romances of empire'.The course has thus two interrelated concerns: the politics of narrative genre in the context of British Imperialism, and in particular the use of romance narratives to both legitimate and question colonial conquest; and the construction of particular masculinities as norms or ideals in these narratives, and the ideological functions that these can perform. Entry Requirements? This course is only available to part year visiting students. ? This course is a variant of the following course : U01492 ? Costs : Essential course texts Subject AreasHome subject areaEnglish Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : 3rd year ? Delivery Period : Not being delivered ? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks ? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks All of the following classes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will teach students to think about the mutual implication of gender, genre and political ideology; the constitutive relation of imperialism to modernity; and the construction of differences between 'high' and 'low' literature in the course of the nineteenth century. Students will also acquire a basic grasp of contemporary postcolonial critical practices in their application to colonial discourse.
Assessment Information
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination essay of 3,000 words (75%)
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Mrs Anne Mason Course Organiser Dr Robert Irvine Course Website : http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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