Unit name | Between Men and Women: Gender in Literature. |
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Unit code | ENGL21008 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Gareth Griffith |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of English |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will introduce a range of approaches for thinking about gender in literature. Students will have opportunities to read a variety of texts, in different forms, chosen from a range of historical periods. Topics covered may include the representation of women in literature; autobiographical writing; male and female readers; sexuality; androgyny; feminist literary criticism and the canon; the relationship between the sexes; and gender roles.
Aims:
This unit will introduce students to a range of texts and ask them to consider issues related to gender as it is presented in and illuminated by literature. A range of critical approaches will be used and students will be encouraged to read widely and to think about issues such as the representation of women in literature, autobiographical writing, male and female readers, sexuality, androgyny, feminist literary criticism and the canon, the relationship between the sexes, and gender roles.
Successful students will be able to
1) analyse texts from a range of historical periods
2) critically evaluate representations of men and women in literature, the roles of male and female authors and readers, and a variety of other topics relevant to gender in literature
3) communicate their ideas about these issues effectively
4) present a persuasive written argument
1 x 3-hour seminar per week for 10 weeks.
1 x 4000 word essay [ILOs 1-4]