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The last decade of the nineteenth century came to be known as the ‘fin de siècle’, its French designation underlining the extent to which French art and French exemplars were transforming the Victorian age which was, with the ageing of Victoria herself, rapidly coming to an end. It was also the period when psychology was recognised as a distinct discipline and sought to establish a science of the mind. The literature of the period both informed and drew on new understandings of how the mind worked, and of how the mind was influenced by heredity, sexuality and a social environment being reshaped by new technologies – such as electric light and the telephone – and by the rapid globalisation produced by European colonialism. The literature of the period reflected – and reflected on – these transformations and sought new forms and styles by which to give them expression. We will explore the ramifications of these issues in the literature of the period and the ways in which writers responded to an increasingly mass market for literature.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The last decade of the nineteenth century came to be known as the ‘fin de siècle’, its French designation underlining the extent to which French art and French exemplars were transforming the Victorian age which was, with the ageing of Victoria herself, rapidly coming to an end. It was also the period when psychology was recognised as a distinct discipline and sought to establish a science of the mind. The literature of the period both informed and drew on new understandings of how the mind worked, and of how the mind was influenced by heredity, sexuality and a social environment being reshaped by new technologies – such as electric light and the telephone – and by the rapid globalisation produced by European colonialism. The literature of the period reflected – and reflected on – these transformations and sought new forms and styles by which to give them expression. We will explore the ramifications of these issues in the literature of the period and the ways in which writers responded to an increasingly mass market for literature.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Feedback |
Students will be encouraged to seek formative feedback on their seminar performance. In-seminar discussions will aid students in knowing what is expected of them in the course. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 35 | |
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Students will be given feedback on assessed work. Students will also be encouraged to engage in peer feedback and to discuss their progress with their tutor. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 55 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Students will be given feedback on assessed work. Students will also be encouraged to engage in peer feedback and to discuss their progress with their tutor. |
Word Count | 3500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 3000 | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Describe the competing conceptions of the psyche and the ways in which they were adopted into literary forms. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Reflect critically on the ways in which the relationship between author and audience was being reshaped. |
| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate a critical understanding of these issues in their contribution to discussion, in their oral presentations, and in written work. |
| Procedural | Apply | Compare and contrast the development of a variety of genres in the period. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Show an awareness of how later criticism has come to influence our understanding of the period. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Be able to analyse literary texts with an awareness of how the period reshaped notions of style. |
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