EL5016 - Modern Literature

[Offered in odd-numbered years, however offered in 2006]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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Exploration of a range of modernist fiction, poetry and drama from the first half of the 20th century; and of the aesthetic, intellectual, historical and social contexts in which these texts were written.

Learning Outcomes

• to achieve an understanding of the philosophical, industrial and social movements that influenced Modernism and the concept of an avant-garde;
• to attain a detailed knowledge of the set texts and familiarity with their critical reception;
• to broaden and intensify the literary-critical skills and understanding attained by students at earlier levels, particularly where essay-writing and extra-literary issues are concerned;
• to develop a sound understanding of the Modernist movement in literature and its relationship to developments in the other arts, especially painting.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	Admission to graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EL2016 and EL3016

Availabilities
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Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	elgrm.
Contact hours:	26 hours 10 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (20%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.