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EL50A2: CROSSCURRENTS IN IRISH AND SCOTTISH LITERATURE (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:39


Course Overview

This course explores the intimate and enduring relationship between Scotland and Ireland, its impact on cultural life, and on the ways in which nation and national identity are experienced and imagined. Embracing the historical range of Scottish and Irish literary tradition, it asks students to consider the conceptualisation of national cultures in the context of contemporary critical theory; the social agency of language and its literary representation; and the merits of national/translational approaches.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Patrick Crotty

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of Master of Letters in English Literary Studies (Studied) or Master of Letters in the Novel (Studied) or Master of Letters in Irish and Scottish Literature (Studied) or M Litt in Creative Writing (Studied) or Master of Letters in Migration and Postcolonial Studies (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course explores the intimate and enduring relationship between Scotland and Ireland, its impact on cultural life, and on the ways in which nation and national identity are experienced and imagined. Embracing the historical range of Scottish and Irish literary tradition, it asks students to consider the conceptualisation of national cultures in the context of contemporary critical theory; the social agency of language and its literary representation; and the merits of national/translational approaches. 

 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 

1 essay, 2500 words (40%), 1 essay, 3500 words (50%), 1 presentation (10%)

Resit:

1x 5000 word essay.  

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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