Modern Languages and Cultures |
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 | TERROR REMEMBERED: REPRESENTING TRAUMATIC HISTORIES IN LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE AND CHINA | ||
Code | MODL304 | ||
Coordinator |
Prof CL Taylor Modern Languages and Cultures C.L.Taylor@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 6 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Co-requisite modules: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
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24 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 126 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
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Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
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Notes |
Essay Project. There is a reassessment opportunity. Standard UoL penalties will apply. This is an anonymous assessment. | -4000 words | 65 | ||||
Poster. There is a reassessment opportunity. Standard UoL penalties will apply. This is not an anonymous assessment. | N/A | 35 |
Aims |
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To introduce students to approaches to memory and to a body of textual, visual, material representation of terror that has become a key focus for critical analysis in recent cultural studies; To provide a context in which students can engage in systematic comparisons between European, Latin American and East Asian experiences and representations of social and political trauma; To provoke students to reflect systematically on the political and ethical implications of literary, material and cinematic representation of traumatic histories. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) A basic knowledge of the circumstances and character of the Holocaust in Europe, the experiences of dictatorship and civil war in Latin America, and, where relevant, the Japanese occupation of China and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. |
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(LO2) A detailed understanding of the ways in which traumatic experiences of state terror and civil conflict have been represented in Latin American, European or Chinese cultural discourse. |
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(LO3) Familiarity with the terms and methods used in the critical analysis of literary, visual and heritage practice and in particular with the terms of critical debate about the ethics and aesthetics of representing political violence and genocide |
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(LO4) The ability to apply comparative analysis to the understanding of local and individual events, texts and artefacts |
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(LO5) For students of a modern foreign language: enhanced ability to use their skills for reading and analysing a range of complex texts in the target language. |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - presentation skills – oral and poster design |
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(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - critical analysis |
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(S3) Research skills - all information skills |
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(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - academic writing (including referencing skills) |
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(S5) Global citizenship - cultural awareness |
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(S6) Personal attributes and qualities - independence |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching method 1 - lecture. Teaching method 2 - seminar. |
Syllabus |
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The module begins with an introduction to the most important scholarly approaches to trauma and memory. We then explore in depth specific cases of memory practice across different linguistic and cultural contexts that exemplify different approaches to the traumatic pasts in different media and in different linguistic and national contexts. |
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. |