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LIT315 The Author in Context : Special Literary Study (8)
Abstract| A focused and independent study of one author from a substantial list in which students devise their own topic and course of reading in consultation with staff. The culmination of the semester's work is the production of a long essay. |
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: LIT315
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Enrolment restrictions| Not available to students who have completed LIT301 Modernism |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to conceptualise a literary topic for independent study
- demonstrate that they have understood and have experienced the processes involved in literary research activity
- demonstrate that they have developed professional responsibility for autonomous academic study
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the historical, social, theoretical and literary contexts of the author chosen for study. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- students choose an author for detailed reading and study
- students define and frame a topic for individual study and a programme of reading to support the topic, in consultation with staff
- students work independently in carrying out the course of study
- students produce a long essay of 3-4000 words which incorporates reading and research on the chosen author
The list of authors to be studied will be determined by the needs of students and the expertise of staff but a representative sample might include Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, T.S. Elliot and Ezra Pound. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
