ENG32420 Romanticism Rights & Revolutio

Academic Year 2020/2021

The notion that all people have inalienable rights is a relatively recent development in human history. On this module students will learn that it was during the Romantic period that the concept of ‘natural’ or human rights, as we now know them, came into being, redefining the relationship between the individual, society, and the modern state. The American and French revolutions, along with the 1798 Irish Rebellion, were directly inspired by this new discourse of equality and liberty. However, the concept of inherent rights had much wider implications for society, providing a language through which ideas around individual agency, dignity and suffering could be expressed and explored. Against this historical context, students will discuss: the emerging notion of the self-determining individual; women's education; social justice; colonialism; slavery; class oppression; property vs individual rights; sexual agency; and the suffering associated with war in relation to the literature of the era.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able:

• to demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of texts from across the Romantic era and the key cultural concepts associated with Romanticism
• to demonstrate knoweldge of the great social, political, and cultural debates of the period and to relate them to the literature of the Romantic period
• to apply critical approaches such as historicist, critical and feminist theories to the literature of the era
• to take an active part in class discussion
• to produce a critical essay that addresses the critical and textual issues raised on the module

Indicative Module Content:

Students will encounter a range of literature from the Romantic era including poetry, drama, novels and autobiography.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Seminar (or Webinar)

20
Autonomous Student Learning

180
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lecturer and student presentations
Peer and group work
Seminar discussion
Close textual reading
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: The continuous assessment on this module will include:
Presentation
Essay Proposal
Attendance and contribution		 Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

30
Essay: 3000 word end of semester essay. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

70

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback on continuous assessment assignments at various points in the semester, including an essay proposal completed ahead of submission of the end of semester essay.