The Gothic Tradition
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL3068 | English | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- ENGL3068
- School
- English
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module focuses on the diverse connections between literary texts, politics, and relevant historical / cultural contexts in texts from the gothic tradition. Poetry, novels, graphic novels, and films may be covered, and there is potential to examine works in other media as well. The goal of the module is to consider the extent to which a range of texts from this exciting tradition intervenes in diverse political, philosophical, and theological debates. Students will also explore various critical and theoretical approaches to literature, film, comics, adaptation, and popular culture.
Target Students
Only available for final-year students on SH and JH English programmes; including 2+2 programmes; students participating in exchanges from the School partner institutions; and final-year students on the Liberal Arts programme.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 70% Coursework: Coursework - 3,500 word essay
- 30% Exam 1 (24-hour): Take-home exam: 1,000 words
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module encourages students to engage with the breadth and variety ofliterary gothic narratives from the eighteenth century to our contemporary epoch. The course willcentrally be concerned with the meaning of ‘gothic’ as and organizingterms, and with historical contexts and theoretical concepts pertinent to itsuse. As part of the module, students will be expected to investigate the complexlinks between authors’ ideological investments and the subject matters of theirgothic literatures.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
• A1 critical and theoretical approaches to the study of texts, including appropriate critical terminologies
• A5 the interaction of genre with specific content in the analysis of literary texts
Intellectual Skills
• B1 engage in close and logical analysis of texts and arguments
• B2 think independently while giving due weight to the arguments of others and to reflect on their own critical practice
Professional/Practical Skills
• C3 write accurately and grammatically, demonstrating awareness of the importance of style and register in communication, and present written material using conventions appropriate to literary or language work including bibliographies;