Stories for Boys (U01492)

? 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

? Pre-requisites : Passes in English or Scottish Literature 1 and English or Scottish or American Literature 2, with a mark of 50 or above at the first attempt in the second year course.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature

? Costs : Essential course texts

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Stories for Boys (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

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

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

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	16:10	18:00	Room 6.11, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

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.