Explorations in Postmodernism - Postmodernity and its fictions (P00419)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00419

This module examines established elements of postmodern theory in relation to postmodernist fiction. It considers the ideas of figures such as Jean-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard and Fredric Jameson, and the general evolution of postmodern thinking in the later twentieth-century. It also looks at more literary-based theorists of postmodernism, including Thomas Docherty, Brian McHale and Linda Hutcheon. These ideas and theories are considered in relation to a range of late twentieth-century fiction, evaluating their appropriateness, productiveness and political validity within this broadly literary context.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Purchase of essential texts as required.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Common Courses (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should acquire broad understanding of theories of postmodernity and of postmodernist writing, along with a wider awareness of examples of the latter, and of the interconnection and political and cultural implications of theory and practice.