Undergraduate Course: American Political Fiction Since 1945 (ENLI10300)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will look at developments in American political fiction since 1945, and how post-ww2 American novelists have approached key 'political' issues: war, sex, race, money, 'politics'. We will look at definitions of 'political', and how literary form and style may themselves be viewed as elements of political culture. |
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Enhanced critical thinking around a specific area of study. Ability to formulate comparative literacy/cultural arguments.
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various meanings of 'political', particularly as applied to literary fiction
Students will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the specific cultural contexts in which post-ww2 American political fictions have been written
Students will be able to identify key moments in American political history and American political writing
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Keith Hughes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3048
Email: keith.hughes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
Email: S.Strathdee@ed.ac.uk |
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