Postgraduate Course: Postmodern Debates (ENLI11028)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours/4year/2004-2005/sm4spr.htm |
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| Course description |
This course sets out to introduce some of the key perspectives and positions in the postmodern debate by encouraging students to read closely the work of contemporary critical theorists, and relate their arguments to case studies drawn from a range of contemporary literature (some of which students will be asked to provide themselves). It will treat the postmodern as a site for debates about literature, truth, politics, meaning and representation, and encourage students to think through some of the implications of postmodern thought in these areas. |
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 |
Purchase of essential texts as required. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students who complete the course successfully will have explored the question of whether postmodernism might provide a practical means of engaging with contemporary literature. They will have acquired the practical skills required to read and discuss the often-complex writing of the theorists working in this area so that they can form their own responses. So many of the different theories about meaning, identity and politics in today's world revolve around ideas of the postmodern that it has become a site of intense and often heated discussion across the cultural spectrum. Students taking the course will engage actively with that debate, gaining a knowledge of the issues involved and an ability to articulate their own position in it. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: Carole.Jones@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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