Postgraduate Course: Fantastic Fiction (CLLC11112)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course is being proposed to complement existing options available to students on the MSc programme in Comparative and General Literature. It offers an opportunity to engage with a wide range of 20th century and contemporary European and Latin-American texts through the specific perspective of the genre of the fantastic.
How do we define $ùFantastic Fiction&© and what is its purpose and effect? Through study of a wide range of modern and contemporary texts that engage with the $ùFantastic&© as a genre, this option aims to examine such questions, whilst considering the particular contexts in which each work was published. Students may engage with the intertextual dimensions of particular works; the use of the fantastic as ideological or political tool in literature; society and the individual; the relationship of the fantastic to the $ùreal&©; utopias and dystopias; negotiations of gender and race etc. The course begins with an overview of attempts to theorise the genre (Todorov et al), and is followed by close analysis of a selection of texts(selection may vary from year to year depending on staff availability). |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Generally, the intended learning outcomes are those of all MSc Options offered on the General and Comparative Programme; they include the ability to negotiate complex intellectual ideas, in debate as well as in essays, and the appreciation of contrasting and evolving viewpoints. Intended learning outcomes are:
&· to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
&· to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
&· to show a good understanding of and apply competently complex conceptual frameworks
&· to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues which they are studying
&· to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
&· to demonstrate the mastery of relevant technical terminology and research methods
&· to carry out personal research under the guidance of the tutor and offer evidence of research initiative
&· to offer alternative perspectives, identify and accommodate ambiguities and show an awareness of nuance
&· to develop original ideas
&· to demonstrate an awareness of the research agenda relating to the topic
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Assessment Information
The option will be assessed by ONE essay, of 4000 words, to be submitted at the end of week 12 of the semester in which the option is taught.
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Susan Bainbrigge
Tel: (0131 6)50 8417
Email: Susan.Bainbrigge@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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