Postgraduate Course: Twentieth Century Feminist Fictions (ENLI11121)
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 |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course aims to examine the importance of stories and myths in the shaping of 'femininity', and to explore the cultural significance of rewriting stories and positing new narratives within the feminist movement. Accordingly, the course is divided into two sections; the first, 'Rewriting the Past', and the second, 'Constructing the Future'. While the majority of set texts are literary, the course is not solely concerned with literary analysis: it is also concerned with examining the social construction of femininity and the role that 'popular culture' (in the form of literary texts and films) plays in perpetuating or challenging existing models of femininity and expectations of female behaviour. In this way, it is based upon the assumption that literature and film do not only 'reflect' social norms and values but can also play a role in '(re)producing' them. While the course is entitled 'Twentieth-Century Feminist Fictions' students will be encouraged to question the degree to which these texts can be defined as 'feminist'. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
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: No |
Quota: None |
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Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An understanding of the various ways in which femininity is constructed through literature and film. An understanding of the assumption that literature and film do not only 'reflect' social norms and values but can also play a role in '(re)producing' them. An ability to understand and to question the degree to which the course texts can be defined as 'feminist'. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as specified in the programme handbook. Students will make a presentation in week 11. Although the presentations will not receive a mark, they are compulsory for the course and a pass will not be recorded for students who do not make a presentation. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: Carole.Jones@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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