Unit information: Time, Temporality and Texts in 2022/23

Unit name	Time, Temporality and Texts
Unit code	CLAS37019
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Professor. Liveley
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None.
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None.
Units you may not take alongside this one	n/a
School/department	Department of Classics & Ancient History
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Unit Information

Time is one of the basic categories of our human experience, but is peculiarly subject to cultural construction. In this unit we look at the ways in which time has been theorized, conceptualized, and represented in texts past and present. We will see how different types of writing and representation play with time (speeding it up, slowing it down, reversing it) and will explore how the human experience of time maps on to different effects (inevitability, irony, suspense, pathos). We will take time to read ancient epic, counterfactual history, and philosophy – alongside novels such as Martin Amis’ Time’s Arrow, George Orwell’s 1984, and films such as Christopher Nolan’s Memento.

Your learning on this unit

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. be familiar with the differing ways in which time has been configured in the texts studied, and the uses to which these have been put.
2. have developed their skills in reading and interpreting different kinds of texts in relation to issues of time and temporality.
3. be able to use the knowledge acquired in seminars and through independent research to construct coherent, relevant and critical arguments concerning the interpretative issues raised by the representation of time in the texts studied.
4. be able to communicate on aspects of the subject at a level appropriate to level H.

How you will learn

Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):

1x 3,000 words essay (100%) [ILOs 1-4]

When assessment does not go to plan

When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the format or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are confirmed by the School/Centre shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the year.

How you will be assessed

One essay of 3,000 words (50%) and one examination of 2 hours (50%).

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. CLAS37019).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.