Postgraduate Course: Explorations in Postmodernism - Postmodernity and its fictions (CLLC11028)
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 | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This module examines established elements of postmodern theory in relation to postmodernist fiction. It considers the ideas of figures such as Jean-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard and Fredric Jameson, and the general evolution of postmodern thinking in the later twentieth-century. It also looks at more literary-based theorists of postmodernism, including Thomas Docherty, Brian McHale and Linda Hutcheon. These ideas and theories are considered in relation to a range of late twentieth-century fiction, evaluating their appropriateness, productiveness and political validity within this broadly literary context. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Purchase of essential texts as required. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 15 |
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| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Room 2.05, 18 Buccleuch Place |
| Additional information |
2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students should acquire broad understanding of theories of postmodernity and of postmodernist writing, along with a wider awareness of examples of the latter, and of the interconnection and political and cultural implications of theory and practice. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Allyson Stack
Tel: (0131 6)50 4290
Email: allyson.stack@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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