Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Identity and Cultural Narratives
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Film and Creative Writing
Module Code	09 39644
Module Lead	Christina Wilkins
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module introduces students to key ways of thinking about how we use stories in the world to create and shape our identity. What do literature, film, television and other forms of media allow us to do? How are these stories shaped by the medium they’re in, or the definitions of identity culture provides? Week by week, we will explore different approaches to identity. For example: gender, disability, sexuality, race, neurodivergence. This will be paired with examples in literature and film to think about how culture is shaped by and shapes understandings of aspects of identity. The theoretical approaches will allow us to consider what these stories tell us about identities in culture and how we might use new perspectives to change the narrative. The module also encompasses some training in academic skills, thinking about how to write academically, how to structure arguments. Although these are components of other modules, here they will be incorporated explicitly. Students will complete the module having developed skills in academic writing and using theory in their practice.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Consider how theoretical approaches intersect with creative concerns, using it to inform their practice Demonstrate an understanding of the impact cultural narratives have on identities Engage with sensitive debates in a considered and academic way, utilising terminology and phrasing to help communicate these ideas clearly, and with theoretical support Evidence understanding of academic style
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment 3500-word essay (100%) Or 3000-word creative piece with 500-word commentary outlining the theoretical influence on the work (100%) Reassessment 3500-word essay (100%) Or 3000-word creative piece with 500-word commentary outlining the theoretical influence on the work (100%).
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Reading List