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LW3508: MODERNISM/MODERNITY: THE SHOCK OF THE NEW (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:39


Course Overview

This course examines a selection of the best and most exciting forms of literary modernism - from the novel, to poetry and drama, and from traditional, 'high-modernist' to experimental and avant-garde works. These literary works will be set against readings by representative thinkers of modernity, such as Darwin, Freud, Nietzsche and Theodor Adorno. 

Authors studied may include: Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, TS Eliot, Tristan Tzara, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Tim Baker

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • One of English (EL) (Studied) or French (FR) (Studied) or German (GM) (Studied) or Literature In A World Context (LW) (Studied) or Hispanic Studies (SP) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 3

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 examines a selection of the best and most exciting forms of literary modernism - from the novel, to poetry and drama, and from traditional, 'high-modernist' to experimental and avant-garde works. These literary works will be set against readings by representative thinkers of modernity, such as Darwin, Freud, Nietzsche and Theodor Adorno. The rich intellectual and cultural background of the period will also be discussed with reference to modernist movements in visual art and music. A further aim of the course is to convey a sense of the historical experience of modernity, a period characterised by rapid, often violent change, by war and revolution, and by scientific and technological progress.
Authors studied may include: Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, TS Eliot, Tristan Tzara, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett.

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

Assessment: 1 3000-word essay (35%); 1 3000-word essay (45%), presentation (10%), SAM (10%).
Resit: Examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Informal oral feedback on performance in class.

Feedback on essays will be in the form of written comments on work, utilizing a standard feedback sheet. Additionally students will be invited to make appointments to discuss their work with their tutor. Informal feedback will be provided in oral form.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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