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This course examines some critical approaches and theories that have shaped modern literary inquiry. The course explores different perspective on and approaches to literary texts. The relevance to literature of different types of context is also explored, as are the interpretative possibilities of various forms of ideological critique. Throughout the course students are exposed to a wide variety of primary and secondary texts.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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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 examines some critical approaches and theories that have shaped modern literary inquiry. The course explores different perspective on and approaches to literary texts. The relevance to literature of different types of context is also explored, as are the interpretative possibilities of various forms of ideological critique. Throughout the course students are exposed to a wide variety of primary and secondary texts.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 3500 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | write correctly in idiomatic and grammatical English, and to produce pieces of literary analysis appropriate for postgraduate level |
| Conceptual | Understand | understand and articulate central positions in literary theory and criticism |
| Factual | Analyse | analyse primary texts from a variety of periods using different critical approaches |
| Reflection | Create | formulate cogent arguments about texts in their chosen area of study in relation to these models, and to generate research topics within a range of contexts and methodologies |
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