Unit name | John Berger and the 20th Century |
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Unit code | ENGL20123 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Malay |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
none |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | Department of English |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Poet, painter, novelist, critic, playwright: John Berger was many things throughout his long career. Born in 1926, he also lived through many major events: two world wars, the fall of the Berlin wall, the rule of Ronald Regan and Margaret Thatcher, the space race, the invention of the computer.
This course does two things: it reads John Berger’s work as a way of reading the 20th century, and it looks at the 20th century through the prism of Berger’s work. It offers different ways of seeing both the writer and his century, and how many of the issues Berger responded to are still very much the major issues of our day.
Students will be given the opportunity to submit a draft or outline of their final, summative essay of up to 1,500 words and to receive feedback on this.
By the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1 x 2 hour seminar
1 x 4000-word summative essay (100%) ILOs 1-4.