Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | BRITISH POETIC WRITING SINCE 1930 | ||
Code | ENGL305 | ||
Coordinator |
Professor SK Parmar English Sandeep.Parmar@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 6 FHEQ | Second Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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To generate an informed study of British poetry from c.1930s – the present. To develop skills in close reading, buttressed by an increased understanding of the literary, theoretical, aesthetic and historical contexts for poetry writing. To pursue an enquiry informed by (and critical of) ideas of nation, theory and poetics into the developments of poetry in this period with a view to questions of race, class, language and gender. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will acquire analytical skills and vocabulary appropriate to university-level work and be able to use them appropriately in relation to a range of sources from different historical periods and social contexts. |
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(LO2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in written or spoken forms suitable for academic work and be able to participate constructively in group discussions. |
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(LO3) Students will gain awareness of cultural, theoretical and historical contexts of literature and language use. |
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(LO4) Students will gain an enhanced understanding of poetics. |
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(S1) Students will gain the ability to analyse and interpret sophisticated texts closely and critically. |
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(S2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in both written and spoken forms. |
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(S3) Students will gain the ability to write with appropriate subject knowledge, using appropriate approaches and terminology. |
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(S4) Students will gain the ability to write about poetry for a non-specialist reader. |
Syllabus |
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The module is typically based around three strands: Theory, Nation and Poetics. Topics for each may include: Poetics: Lyric and Anti-Lyric, Ekphrasis, The UK avant-garde Nation: English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish Poetry Theory: Gender and Sexuality, Race, Environment |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Workshop Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 |
22 |
33 | ||||
Timetable (if known) |
60 mins X 1 totaling 11
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60 mins X 2 totaling 22
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Private Study | 267 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Take home exam submitted through turn-it-in. Summer resit opportunity. Anonymous. | Students will have 4 | 50 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Essay Plan Feedback on plan/introduction for essay | Up to 1,000 words | 0 | ||||
Anonymous Essay with resit opportunity in the summer. | 800-1000 words | 10 | ||||
Anonymous Essay with resit opportunity in the summer. | 3000-3500 words | 40 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |