Undergraduate Course: American Political Fiction Since 1945 (ENLI10300)
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 |
This course will look at developments in American political fiction since 1945, and how post-ww2 American novelists have approached key 'political' issues: war, sex, race, money, 'politics'. We will look at definitions of 'political', and how literary form and style may themselves be viewed as elements of political culture. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, 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 | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Room 1.12, 18 Buccleuch Place |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s): attendance for 1 hour a week at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Enhanced critical thinking around a specific area of study. Ability to formulate comparative literacy/cultural arguments.
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various meanings of 'political', particularly as applied to literary fiction
Students will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the specific cultural contexts in which post-ww2 American political fictions have been written
Students will be able to identify key moments in American political history and American political writing |
Assessment Information
One class essay (2500 words)(25%)
One take-home exam essay (3000 words) (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Keith Hughes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3048
Email: keith.hughes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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