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 | CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S POETRY | ||
Code | ENGL708 | ||
Coordinator |
Prof D Rees-Jones English D.Rees-Jones@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2018-19 | Level 7 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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In examining the work of contemporary women poets that engages explicitly with philosophical ideas, this module aims to:
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Learning Outcomes |
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By completion of the module, students should be able to: Demonstrate an informed critical engagement with the relevant literary, cultural and philsophical contexts of the works and issues examined;
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Put into practice advanced skills in textual analysis, critical reading, and writing in the context of contemporary women''s poetry; |
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Research, read, and think both independently and sensitively about the works studied |
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Evaluate and communicate effectively both their own and others’ ideas concerning contemporary women''s poetry. |
Syllabus |
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Sessions will focus in particular, but not exclusively, on the recourse to the writings of Wittgenstein and Emerson by six women poets: Veronica Forrest-Thomson (b. 1947), Denise Riley (b. 1948), Jorie Graham (b. 1950), Bhanu Kapil (b. 1968), Juliana Spahr (b 1969) and Sarah Howe (b. 1983) Veronica Forrest-Thomson, Collected Poems (Shearsman, 2008) Jorie Graham, From the New World: Poems1976-2014 (Carcanet, 2015) Denise Riley, Selected Poems (Reality Street Editions, 2000). Juliana Spahr, That Winter the Wolf Came (Commune Editions, 2015) Bhanu Kapil,Schizophre ne (Nightboat Books, 2011) and Banlieu (Nightboat Books, 2015) Sarah Howe, Loop of Jade (Chatto and Windus, 2015).
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Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Seminar - Fortnightly 2-hour seminars Over the course of six fortnightly 2-hour seminar groups each focused on a particular poet, group of poets or theme, students will learn how to debate and analyse poetic form alongside philosophical and theoretical texts, and in the light of political and cultural debates. |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 Fortnightly 2-hour seminars |
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Timetable (if known) |
Over the course of six fortnightly 2-hour seminar groups each focused on a particular poet, group of poets or theme, students will learn how to debate and analyse poetic form alongside philosophical a
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Private Study | 138 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Coursework | 1 x 2500 word essay | Semester 1 around week 7 | 50 | Yes | Standard UoL penalty applies | Assessment 1 |
Coursework | 1 x 2500 word essay | Semester 1 around week 13 | 50 | Yes | Standard UoL penalty applies | Assessment 2 Notes (applying to all assessments) 2 x 2500 word essays on approved topics |
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. Explanation of Reading List: |