Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Literature 1950-Present
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	English Literature
Module Code	09 36230
Module Lead	Dr Asha Rogers
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	In this module, we study a broad range of fiction, poetry and drama from the 1950s to the present, examining the ways in which writers represented the new political, social and cultural landscapes of the later twentieth century, and exploring whether twenty-first-century literature may be registering new social and political formations, and new literary concerns. How does literature work, and to whom is it addressed in an age of abundant communication, and a perpetual narrative of crisis?
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate skills in close reading a range of recent literary texts from the middle of the twentieth century to the present, and ability to comment on the characteristic styles, genres and discourses employed; Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of recent literary and media texts from the middle of the twentieth century to the present, within appropriate social, material and cultural contexts; Identify and evaluate appropriate critical approaches to a range of recent literary and media texts from the middle of the twentieth century to the present.
Assessment	36230-01 : 2020-21 SUB Timed assessment : Coursework (100%) 36230-02 : 2023-24 SUB : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Portfolio of close readings 1,500 words (40%) Essay 2,000 words (60%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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