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This optional course in literature allows students at pre-Honours to learn about the impact of global colonialism through the writings of those who experienced it and its repercussions. It includes theorists of our time and texts like Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen. The texts on this course are necessarily concerned with enslavement and freedom, with how one encounters difference, and what it means to possess or claim territory. In examining these issues students will engage with issues of power and equality over centuries of writing about colonialism and empire.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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It is said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and nowhere, perhaps, is this truer than of the British Empire. This optional course at Level 2 offers a chance for students at pre-Honours to learn about the impact of global colonialism through the writings of those who experienced it and its repercussions. What was colonialism about? What caused it and what were its effects? How has it been understood by writers and theorists in our time? Including texts from the later Empire, earlier colonial enterprises and decolonial movements, with texts like Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen, this course considers the contradictory responses and writings of authors through the ages. The legacy of European colonialism continues to impact the world we live in today. The texts on this course are necessarily concerned with enslavement and freedom, with how one encounters difference, and what it means to possess or claim territory. In examining these issues students will engage with issues of power and equality over centuries of writing about colonialism and empire.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will develop their abilities to evaluate literary texts and their relevant contexts through lectures, tutorials and course assessments. |
| Factual | Analyse | Students will develop analytical abilities regarding course texts and relevant contexts through lectures, tutorials and course assessments. |
| Factual | Apply | Students will learn through to apply their understanding critically through lectures, tutorials and assessments. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will develop their abilities to evaluate literary texts and their relevant contexts through lectures, tutorials and course assessments. |
| Factual | Analyse | Students will develop analytical abilities regarding course texts and relevant contexts through lectures, tutorials and course assessments. |
| Factual | Apply | Students will learn through to apply their understanding critically through lectures, tutorials and assessments. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will develop their understanding of relevant literary texts and contexts through reading, lectures, tutorials and assessments. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will develop their abilities to evaluate literary texts and their relevant contexts through lectures, tutorials and course assessments. |
| Factual | Analyse | Students will develop analytical abilities regarding course texts and relevant contexts through lectures, tutorials and course assessments. |
| Factual | Apply | Students will learn through to apply their understanding critically through lectures, tutorials and assessments. |
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