Postgraduate Course: Madness, Sexuality and Subversion in Victorian Literature (ENLI11068)
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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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
This course is an examination of a range of Victorian literary texts that represent experiences of madness and sexuality. The course is a close textual study of how those experiences were depicted , and of how they relate to nineteenth century debates about shifting definitions of madness and of how sexual identity was associated with it..
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course successfully will develop a knowledge and understanding of how madness was interpreted in the nineteenth century as a social category, and of how novels and poems of the period reflected a new interest in contested definitions of what madness was. Students will also acquire a knowledge of how sexual experiences are represented in Victorian literature, and of how those experiences are closely associated with ideas about madness. |
Assessment Information
One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as specified in programme handbook or by the supervisor |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Ken Millard
Tel: (0131 6)50 8304
Email: K.Millard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2011 6:07 am
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