Undergraduate Course: Fiction in the Age of the Machine (ENLI10108)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A study of the impact of technology and the industrial revolution on the creative and imaginative literature of the period from the 1820s (with Thomas Carlyle's early essays) to the present, with some emphasis in the modern period on science fiction and visual media. Authors include Dickens, Gaskell, Stevenson, Brown, Gibbon, Orwell. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A MINIMUM of four college/university level literature courses at grade B or above (should include no more than one introductory level literature course). Related courses such as civilisation or creative writing are not considered for admissions to this course.
Applicants should also note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission. In making admissions decisions preference will be given to students who achieve above the minimum requirement with the typical visiting student admitted to this course having three to four literature classes at grade A.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 take home essay exam 3,000 words(75%)
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Learning Outcomes
| Students should appreciate the developmental nature of the impact of technology on literature as people adjusted to the idea of the machine; as the first generation gave way to people who had had more time and who had more ambiguous attitudes to 'progress'; overall, the impact of the machine on individuality leads to a variety of literary strategies which are closely studied.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Lisa Otty
Tel:
Email: Lisa.Otty@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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