Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | BRITISH WRITING SINCE 1945: FICTION AND DRAMA | ||
Code | ENGL314 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr DJ O'Connor English D.Oconnor2@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 6 FHEQ | First Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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The aims of this module are broadly to introduce students to a range of post-war British writing, and to promote the study of literary expression in contemporary British literature in its political and social contexts. The module aims to consider the literature of this period in a broad cultural and political context, and ask how forms of modern and contemporary identity are represented and contested within the literature and culture of the period, as well as exploring the relations between literary genres, particularly fiction and drama. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) By the end of this module, students will be able to: demonstrate an informed appreciation of a broad range of post-war and recent British writing |
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(LO2) Think fruitfully about different literary genres, their uses, interactions and transformations |
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(LO3) Discuss texts in relation to their political, social, psychic and cultural contexts |
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(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Reflective practice |
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(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S3) Research skills - All Information skills |
Syllabus |
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Topics covered will typically include: Englishness, Britishness and changing notions of national identity, Legacies of empire and immigration, The impact of the Cold War and Thatcherism, Capitalism, decadence, and excess, Imaginative responses to WWII Drama of the 1950s-60s, Experimental writing/drama, Sexuality, gender and the body and Regional writing. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Whole-cohort, synchronous or asynchronous session x2 Teaching Method 2 - Synchronous, small group session |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 22 |
33 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 267 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Take-home exam Assessment 2 Notes (applying to all assessments) Assessed Essay One two-question exam Standard UoL late submission applies | 0 | 50 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When): First Semester | 0 | 50 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |