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 WOMEN WRITERS
Code ENGL347
Coordinator Prof G Rudd
English
G.A.Rudd@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 30

Aims

  • The main aims of this module is to explore the work of a variety of women writers across a range of genres, including poetry, prose (fiction and non-fiction) and autobiography (fictional and non-fictional).

  • To read women''s writing in the context of feminist critical theory and debate, but without insisting upon femininist interpretation or response as the only valid response to works by women.


  • Learning Outcomes

    On completing this module students should have acquired an informed awareness of the richness and diversity of women''s writing and its place in the traditions of literature in English.

    By the end of this module students should be able to engage with some aspects of feminist theoretical debate and be able to discuss its relations to women''s writing.

    Over the course of the module students will have had the opportunity to develop a written style that suits their own particular outlook on and interests in women''s writing and the opportunity it offers to create new modes of expression or argument.

    By the end of the module students will have acquired experience in selecting and completing essays on topics of their own choice and gained an understanding of what makes a feasible and interesting subject for an essay of 3,000 words.


    Syllabus

    The exact syllabus varies from year to year and between seminar groups, reflecting the expertise and interests of the teaching team and the interests of the cohort taking the module.

    Topics typically covered include: definitions of ''woman''; women''s space; forms of feminist fiction; ''the female sentence''; gender identity; feminisms, backlash and current thinking. 

    Types of texts include: biography/autobiography; poetry; fiction, often including genre fiction such as chick-lit or rewritings of myth or fairy tale.


    Teaching and Learning Strategies

    Lecture -

    Weekly hour-long lectures discuss the variety of women''s writing, attitudes towards it, its relation to feminism and also explore some aspects of feminist theory.

    Seminar -

    Weekly 2hr seminars allow for greater discussion of themes and topics raised in lectures and also focus on specific texts which are related to those topics.

    Other -

    Individual consultation hours: all students are welcome to discuss ideas for essays, essay feedback or other questions individually with their seminar tutor or other tutors on the module during the tutor''s office hours or at mutually agreed times.


    Teaching Schedule

      Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
    Study Hours 12

    24

          2

    38
    Timetable (if known) Weekly hour-long lectures discuss the variety of women's writing, attitudes towards it, its relation to feminism and also explore some aspects of feminist theory.
     
    Weekly 2hr seminars allow for greater discussion of themes and topics raised in lectures and also focus on specific texts which are related to those topics.
     
          Individual consultation hours: all students are welcome to discuss ideas for essays, essay feedback or other questions individually with their seminar tutor or other tutors on the module during the tu
     
     
    Private Study 262
    TOTAL HOURS 300

    Assessment

    EXAM Duration Timing
    (Semester)
    % of
    final
    mark
    Resit/resubmission
    opportunity
    Penalty for late
    submission
    Notes
                 
    CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
    (Semester)
    % of
    final
    mark
    Resit/resubmission
    opportunity
    Penalty for late
    submission
    Notes
    Coursework  The coursework requi  Semester 2  100  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Assessment 1 There is no reassessment opportunity, Notes (applying to all assessments) Three essays of around 3,000 words each. The best two marks go towards the final coursework grade for the module. This assessment format allows for practice and experimentation in writing with an outcome which does not necessarily affect the final mark.  

    Recommended Texts

    Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
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