Postgraduate Course: The American 1890s (CLLC11008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will examine the variety of texts and cultural contexts contributing to the transformation of American society at the end of the nineteenth-century. A number of key topics will be considered, including American imperialism, fictional realism, and the decline of Christianity. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Text purchase within normal range. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| The course will develop the students' knowledge of the literature of the period in question, with specific regard to a number of major genres and intellectual issues, while also enhancing their ability to read critically and comparatively and to engage with an area of specialist research not otherwise available to students at Edinburgh. It supports the Learning Outcomes outlined in the Programme Specifications for MA Hons in English Literature.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Taylor
Tel: (1031 6)50 4584
Email: Andrew.Taylor@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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