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 | MODERNIST LITERATURE: 1900-1945 | ||
Code | ENGL232 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr JR Bainbridge Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences James.Bainbridge@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2018-19 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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To equip you with the sophisticated reading skills needed to interpret modernist texts. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) You will be able to interpret subtle or ambiguous qualities of a text (such as tone, voice, and structure), and justify your interpretation. |
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(LO2) You will be able to cite a range of critical perspectives and explain which aspects of the course texts are elucidated by particular critical arguments. |
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(LO3) You will have developed the confidence to talk about a modernist painting or piece of music and an appreciation of concerns shared by artists in different media. |
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(LO4) You will be able to discuss the implications of various narrative styles and techniques (eg. interior monologue, allusion, 'unreliable' narration). |
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(LO5) You will have extended and refined your critical vocabulary and powers of argument such that you can clearly communicate your ideas about the course texts. |
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(S1) Ability to form sustained, coherent arguments with evidence marshalled from disparate and challenging sources. |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written |
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(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills) |
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(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S5) Research skills - All Information skills |
Syllabus |
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This module allows you to explore the work of experimental writers responding to the twentieth-century world. You will read Ford Madox Ford, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf and others. You'll think about Ulyssses and The Waste Land , To the Lighthouse and Women in Love . Lectures will address contemporary art and architecture as well as myth, history, psychologies and bodies. How do we live and write in modern times? |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
24 |
12 |
36 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 264 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2 | 3 hours | 67 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :2 | 4000 words | 33 |
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. |