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EL1513: CONTROVERSIAL CLASSICS (2016-2017)

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Course Overview

Literature can provoke, offend and disturb as well as entertain. This course considers some of the most powerful and controversial works of modern literature. It examines the circumstances of publication, the nature of the controversy, and the cultural and critical impact of each work. The course shows how poems, plays and novels can raise searching questions about national, racial and personal identity, and looks at the methods used by writers to challenge their readers, as well the responses of readers to such challenges.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Shane Alcobia-Murphy

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • EL1510 Controversial Classics (Studied)
  • EL1516 Controversial Classics (Distance) (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Literature can provoke, offend and disturb as well as entertain. This course considers some of the most powerful and controversial works of modern literature. It examines the circumstances of publication, the nature of the controversy, and the cultural and critical impact of each work. The course shows how poems, plays and novels can raise searching questions about national, racial and personal identity, and looks at the methods used by writers to challenge their readers, as well the responses of readers to such challenges. One of the key questions considered on the course concerns the role of the writer in society. Can a writer react to social circumstances? Ought the writer to take a stand against injustice? Can a writer enable change to occur? Included on the course are texts such as: Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Art Spiegelman's Maus and Seamus Heaney's North.

Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


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:
Continuous assessment (100%) comprising:
1,000 word essay (20%)
1,500 word essay (30%)
1,800 word essay (40%)
Tutorial Assessment Mark (10%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

(1) Written feedback is provided on a diagnostic exercise early on in the course prior to completion of required written assessments; (2) Oral feedback on students' progress is provided continuously by tutor.

Feedback

Written feedback is provided within two weeks of submission of essays; oral feedback available on request with regards to written examination.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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