Madness, Sexuality and Subversion in Victorian Literature (U02719)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-EL0076

This course is an examination of a range of Victorian literary texts that represent experiences of madness and sexuality. The course is a close textual study of how those experiences were depicted , and of how they relate to nineteenth century debates about shifting definitions of madness and of how sexual identity was associated with it..

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? 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 int he second year course. Passes in third year courses in the subject area amounting to at least 40 credits.

? 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.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th 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	09:00	10:50	Room 2.01, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central	OR: 2-4pm, Room M3, Appleton Tower

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this course successfully will develop a knowledge and understanding of how madness was interpreted in the nineteenth century as a social category, and of how novels and poems of the period reflected a new interest in contested definitions of what madness was. Students will also acquire a knowledge of how sexual experiences are represented in Victorian literature, and of how those experiences are closely associated with ideas about madness.