Undergraduate Course: Postcolonial Poetry (ENLI10209)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/Honours/FourthYear/4thYear_Home.htm |
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| Course description |
A post-imperial introduction to selected writing in forms of English with the aim of exploring issues of dominance, subjection and resistance in terms of race, nationality and gender in the self-identifying practices of a range of poets. While including Scottish, Irish and Canadian verse, the main focus of the course will be Caribbean and Black British poetry and the emphasis throughout will be on the development of appropriate strategies of reading. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Room 1.12, 18 Buccleuch Place. |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain knowledge of selected post-imperial writing in forms of English. They will come to an understanding of issues of dominance, subjection and resistance in terms of race, nationality and gender in the self-identifying practices of a range of poets. By studying Scottish, Irish and Canadian verse, as well as Caribbean and Black British poetry, students will acquire analytic and descriptive skills and will develop and apply appropriate strategies of reading. |
Assessment Information
1 course essay of c. 2,500 words (25%);
1 take-home exam essay of c. 3,000 words (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited, with priority given to students taking degrees involving English or Scottish Literature and Visiting Students placed by the Admissions Office. Students not in these categories need the written approval of the Head of English Literature before enrolling. In the case of excess applications places will be decided by ballot. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Colin Nicholson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3614
Email: C.Nicholson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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