| Unit name | Period Unit: 1900 - Present |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL30136 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. April Gallwey |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
none |
| Co-requisites |
none |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This course will explore how literary texts and movements are an integral part of historical knowledge; it will consider how literature provides a way to understand important historical developments in twentieth-century British Society, such as the disruptions of war to the creation, and dismantling of the welfare state. We will also look at the way that social divisions and expressions of social unity and transition within British society are represented in poetry, prose and drama of the period.
Successful students will be able to:
1. Understand and analyse literary, critical and historical texts related to the period
2. Understand how literary texts both respond to and shape historical change
3. Communicate and evidence literary readings and ideas
4. Present a persuasive and well evidenced written argument appropriate to level H/6
The unit will be taught through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous teaching over a period of 10 weeks. Teaching will inlude mini-lectures, presentations, small group discussions and elf-directed exercises.
1x 4000-word essay (100%) [ILOs 1-4]
T.S. Eliot, ‘The Waste Land’
Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey
