Undergraduate Course: Scottish Women's Fiction (20th Century) (ENLI10084)
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 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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The writers studied in this option provide a sense of variety to be found in women's writing in Scotland in the twentieth century and give an idea of the growth and development of writing by women in Scotland from the twenties to the nineties. The earlier writers are considered in relation to Modernism and the Scottish Renaissance. Novels by Muriel Spark and Elspeth Barker, published between 1960 and 1991, will be considered in relation to the Scottish tradition of the "double" in literature, particularly Hogg's Confessions of a Justified Sinner, and with Jessie Kesson in relation to the ballad tradition. Recent Scottish women writers such as Janice Galloway and A. L. Kennedy have matured in a different cultural climate to the earlier twentieth century writers and to those such as Spark and Barker who live and work outwith Scotland. Issues coming out of the earlier works and consideration of new issues will be part of the assessment of Galloway's, Kennedy's and Kay's recent work. The class also discusses gender and nation, class and race, in relation to these works. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A MINIMUM of three college/university level literature courses at grade B or above (should include no more than one introductory level literature course). Related courses such as civilisation or creative writing are not considered for admissions to this course.
Applicants should also note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission. In making admissions decisions preference will be given to students who achieve above the minimum requirement with the typical visiting student admitted to this course having three to four literature classes at grade A.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
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: None |
| Location |
Activity |
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Wednesday |
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Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Room 6.11, David Hume Tower |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s): attendance for one hour per week at Autonomous Learning Group - at times to be arranged. |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The intended learning outcomes of this course are a knowledge of twentieth century literature, in particular women's writing and the issues of gender and nation, the ability to analyse literary texts using theoretical approaches, to do close reading analyses of text, to discuss in small and large group situations, to produce literate and coherent essays, to circulate work reports by email and use of the scratch area. |
Assessment Information
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%);
1 two-hour examination (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. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: Carole.Jones@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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