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 |
Course website |
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
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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 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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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Study Abroad |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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