Approaches to Literary Studies
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4317 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4317
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
How do the particular disciplinary skills cultivated in the study of English contribute to critical citizenship? How can we understand the civic role of the humanities through the particular case study of English and its specific modes of social critique? Students will study theory and practice of argumentative writing. They will gain skills in constructing a persuasive case and in the effective use of evidence and critical perspectives. They will practice their skills in close reading and literary analysis, and learn about the history of close reading as a twentieth century critical mode. Students will also be introduced to some key aspects of literary theory and the changing fortunes of various theoretical approaches to humanistic inquiry across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: Participation
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, English Literature, Medieval Literatures, Modern and Contemporary Literature, Romantic and Gothic Writing, and World Literatures. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Conduct close reading of literary text(s).
Demonstrate understanding of critical theory as it pertains to literary study and social critique.
Undertake sustained argumentative writing as appropriate to critical literary studies.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).