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On completion of this module students should have:
- a good understanding of major currents in queer, feminist and trans theories and methods of analysis;
- a good understanding of a wide variety of queer and trans literary and aesthetic modes and uses of genre and form;
- a good understanding of the interconnections between race, sexuality, gender, class, citizenship, location etc;
- a solid understanding of the connections between queer, trans and feminist cultural production, politics, and movements;
- the ability to research and write an academic essay of a standard appropriate to this stage of your studies.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 76 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: FInal essay | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Assignment: Mid-term close reading exercise | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Assignment: Short essay plan (to be submitted before individual essay consultation) | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Continuous Assessment: Discussion posts for class | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Feedback in class on discussion posts; individual feedback on mid-semester assignment, building to final essay proposal with individual consultation and feedback prior to completing the final essay