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This course adopts a cross-period approach, bringing contemporary and premodern texts into conversation in exploring representations of queer experiences and themes in diverse forms. Divided into three sections, queer presents, queer pasts, and queer futures, the course will introduce a selection of theoretical and critical readings in thinking about how representation is shaped by temporal and cultural context. We will consider the relationship between representation of queer experience and formal experimentation, and how queer forms impact on our sense of queer possibilities.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course adopts a cross-period approach, bringing contemporary and premodern texts into conversation in exploring representations of queer experiences and themes in diverse forms. Divided into three sections, queer presents, queer pasts, and queer futures, the course will introduce a selection of theoretical and critical readings in thinking about how representation is shaped by temporal and cultural context. We will consider the relationship between representation of queer experience and formal experimentation, and how queer forms impact on our sense of queer possibilities. Texts may include Anne Carson, James Baldwin, Michelle Tea, Akwaeke Emezi, 120 BPM, Emma Frankland’s Hearty.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 37 | Feedback Weeks | 40 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback will be provided in comments on the essay, with complementary verbal feedback available on request. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Will be able to critically evaluate current debates and research in queer theory |
| Factual | Analyse | Students completing the course will be able to discuss queer theories verbally and in writing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Students completing the course will be able to produce critical interpretations of texts from the course verbally and in writing. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback will be provided in comments on the essay, with complementary verbal feedback available on request. Word count: 1,000 |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Will be able to critically evaluate current debates and research in queer theory |
| Factual | Analyse | Students completing the course will be able to discuss queer theories verbally and in writing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Students completing the course will be able to produce critical interpretations of texts from the course verbally and in writing. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 30 | Feedback Weeks | 33 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback will be provided in comments on the essay, with complementary verbal feedback available on request. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Will be able to critically evaluate current debates and research in queer theory |
| Factual | Analyse | Students completing the course will be able to discuss queer theories verbally and in writing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Students completing the course will be able to produce critical interpretations of texts from the course verbally and in writing. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 40,41,42,48,49,50 | Feedback Weeks | 44,52 | |
| Feedback |
Comparative essay |
Word Count | 3500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Analyse | Students completing the course will be able to discuss queer theories verbally and in writing. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Will be able to critically evaluate current debates and research in queer theory |
| Procedural | Apply | Students completing the course will be able to produce critical interpretations of texts from the course verbally and in writing. |
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