| Unit name | Ways of Reading 2: Critical Thought and Theory |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL10104 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| 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 |
Building on the work undertaken in 'Ways of Reading 1', this unit will offer an introduction to a broad range of critical thinkers and theorists, and to creative writers thinking reflectively about their work. Students will be asked to consider the relevance of these materials to a range of primary texts and to the development of their own critical voice. There will be opportunities to compare and contrast a variety of approaches to literature, and to consider the relationship between critical or reflective thought and creative writing.
Aims:
This unit aims to build on the work of 'Ways of Reading 1', encouraging students to consider a variety of approaches to literature - in part through engagement with a range of critical thinkers and theorists. The unit will focus these discussions on five or six literary texts, which will be read from a variety of perspectives; a range of shorter critical texts and essays will also be introduced. Students will be encouraged to develop and/or to reflect on their own critical voice.
Successful students will be able to:
1) explain the ideas of a range of critical thinkers and theorists
2) apply these ideas to a range of primary materials.
3) enhance their own critical voice.
1 x 3-hour seminar per week, for 10 weeks.
1 x presentation (33%) [ILOs 1-2]
1 x 3000 word essay (67%) [ILOs 1-3]
