The Language of Dystopia
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4410 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4410
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod explores the language of dystopian literature. Taking a stylistic perspective, students will examine the features of language that characterise dystopian narratives, analysing a range of textual examples from across time periods, and investigating the evolution and hybridity of contemporary dystopia. Applying a variety of literary-linguistic frameworks and approaches they will examine the construal of dystopian worlds, the conceptualisation of dystopian minds, and the experience of dystopian reading.
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, Literary Linguistics, and Modern and Contemporary Literature. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge of the historical development of the dystopian genre.
Identify and discuss key compositional and stylistic techniques of dystopian writing.
Critically analyse the language of dystopian texts, in line with relevant literary-linguistic approaches to discourse.
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).