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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English Literature

Postgraduate Course: Critical Theory: Issues and Debates (ENLI11101)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will introduce students to a range of contemporary theoretical debates within literary studies. For those who have little prior experience of literary theory, it offers a groundwork for future exploration; for those already well-versed in the discussion of theory, it will offer the opportunity to broaden and deepen your understanding, to reflect on the place of theory within your own critical practice, and to pursue new directions in your studies. It will provide a detailed overview of critical and literary theory as it has developed since the early twentieth century, but will also seek to situate those developments within the larger history of criticism, and specifically in relation to intellectual and cultural changes since the late eighteenth century. Particular consideration will be given to the intersection and overlap between literary studies and other areas of the humanities and social sciences such as historiography, philosophy, and social theory. The course will also consider questions such as what constitutes $ůresearch&© in critical theory, how to read carefully and respond thoughtfully to work which can often be dense and forbidding, and how to relate your understanding of theory to the sensitive reading of literary texts.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture2-11 10:00 - 10:50
CentralLecture2-11 14:00 - 14:50
or 15:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. room 7.01 David Hume Tower
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes: By the end of the course, students should be able to: demonstrate familiarity with a selection of key figures and central problems of 20th century literary critical theory; to compare and contrast different literary theoretical approaches; to place literary theory in an interdisciplinary context of other theoretical paradigms; to discuss the relationship between critical theory and literary texts.
Assessment Information
The course will be assessed via the submission of three written assignments: a short précis of a critical or theoretical text (500 words), a structured research exercise leading to the creation of an annotated bibliography (1000 words), and the completion of a final course essay (2500 words). The assessments will be weighted at 15%, 25% and 60% respectively. Submission dates will be week 5, week 8 and then the standard school submission date for option courses (i.e. week 12 of semester 1) (TBC before start of course).
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Alex Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3058
Email: Alex.Thomson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk
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