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On completion of this module, students will have:
1. Awareness of some of the principal formal devices and techniques of modern literature;
2. Knowledge of the material and historical contexts that shape the making of literature and the circulation of literature;
3. Ability to identify key trends and styles in literary culture from 1750-1950
4. Ability to analyse passages of literary text for its aesthetic representation of social, cultural and political contexts
5. Ability to track changes in literary technique and style across multiple texts and periods
6. An understanding of how literature changes in relation to historical changes in the modern period
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Small Group | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 114 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Textual Analysis | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Examination: End of term exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 60 |
Attendance: Attendance and Contribution | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback will be provided on the assessment individually to students by workshop tutors.
Name | Role |
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Dr Ailise Bulfin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Lucy Cogan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Jenny Collery | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Fionnuala Dillane | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Suchismita Dattagupta | Tutor |
Ms Ciara Forristal | Tutor |
Mr Martin Gilroy | Tutor |
Dr Tim Groenland | Tutor |
Neha Kamrani | Tutor |
Dr Katie Mishler | Tutor |
Ms Katie Moten | Tutor |
Ms Leanne Waters | Tutor |
Mr Loic Wright | Tutor |