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Disability studies and medical humanities are relatively new fields of interdisciplinary research in the humanities. Central to this course, which explores representations of illness and disability in a selection of modern French texts and films, is the question of how to define the key terms ‘illness’ and ‘disability’. Exploring work by writers and filmmakers gives us insights into the ways they think about bodies and the conditions of illness and/or disability in their particular social and cultural context.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Disability studies and medical humanities are relatively new fields of interdisciplinary research in the humanities. Central to this course, which explores representations of illness and disability in a selection of modern French texts and films, is the question of how to define the key terms ‘illness’ and ‘disability’. Exploring work by several writers and filmmakers gives us insights into the diverse ways they think about bodies and the conditions of illness and/or disability in their particular social and cultural contexts.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Essays will be marked on Turnitin and feedback will be typed onto the essay itself, and onto the departmental cover sheet that must be attached to every essay submitted to the French department. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | You will apply the general knowledge and understanding of the main theories, themes and ideas to a more detailed analysis of the individual texts and films. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material |
| Factual | Analyse | You will draw comparisons between the texts and films studied on this course. |
| Factual | Apply | You will articulate your views in speech and writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject. |
| Factual | Understand | You will acquire general knowledge and understanding of the main theories of illness and disability in use today in the UK and France. |
| Factual | Understand | You will apply critical reading skills to various forms of literary and non-literary French. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Assessments will be marked on Turnitin and feedback will be typed onto the assessment itself, and onto the departmental cover sheet that must be attached to every assessment submitted to the French department |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | You will apply the general knowledge and understanding of the main theories, themes and ideas to a more detailed analysis of the individual texts and films. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material |
| Factual | Apply | You will articulate your views in speech and writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject. |
| Factual | Understand | You will apply critical reading skills to various forms of literary and non-literary French. |
| Factual | Understand | You will acquire general knowledge and understanding of the main theories of illness and disability in use today in the UK and France. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
No feedback will be provided on essays written under exam conditions. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | You will apply critical reading skills to various forms of literary and non-literary French. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organize primary and secondary material |
| Factual | Apply | You will articulate your views in speech and writing using the appropriate discourse for the subject. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will acquire habits of autonomous learning |
| Factual | Understand | You will acquire general knowledge and understanding of the main theories of illness and disability in use today in the UK and France. |
| Conceptual | Apply | You will apply the general knowledge and understanding of the main theories, themes and ideas to a more detailed analysis of the individual texts and films. |
| Procedural | Create | You will conduct independent investigations and present the findings in a seminar. |
| Factual | Analyse | You will draw comparisons between the texts and films studied on this course. |
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