Module Details
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Title GREAT THINKERS: ANDRE GIDE
Code CEPD5034
Coordinator Dr CG Jones
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
C.G.Jones2@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 4 FHEQ Continuing Education Session 5

Aims

To explore the philosophical themes in Gide's writing. To situate Gide's throught within the wider context of existentialism. To analyse key ideas in Gide's core text The Immoralist.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will demonstrate an introductory understanding of the key philosophical themes in Gide's writing.

(LO2) Students will be able to describe Gide's place within the wider context of existentialism.

(LO3) Students will possess a critical appreciation of the core ideas in Gide's novel The Immoralist.

(S1) Lifelong learning skills

(S2) Communication skills

Syllabus
 

Introduction: André Paul Guillaume Gide's writings. TheNobel Prize, sexuality and the struggle for Value. Thenovel The Immoralist  ( 1902): t he art of living immorally. Existential thought: criticalapproaches to morality. Reflections on key themes: ethics and moral philosophy.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Interactive, tutor-led lecture.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Group-work
Description: Group work in class, for example examining key passages or discussing core questions/issues.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Description: Completion of set reading and tasks; research and production of assessed essay.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 5

         5

 10
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 40
TOTAL HOURS 50

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
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  c 1500 words    100       

Recommended Texts
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