Postgraduate Course: Literature of the American South (ENLI11012)
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 | A study of generic discourse in writing of the American South from the nineteenth century to the present, focus on texts by white and black authors and dealing with issues of gender as well as race. Notions of 'high' and 'popular' art will be investigated and texts will be considered in their time and place. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Purchase of essential texts as required. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Students will appreciate the inter-relatedness of white and black literature and will gain a balanced view of the totality of southern culture. The juxtapositioning of these texts will produce new insights and new ways of approaching hitherto diverse subjects.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
2 hour(s) per week for 1 week(s). |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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