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ENG-10036 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 14 February 2023

ENG-10036 - Literature as History: Writing the Americas
Coordinator: James Peacock Room: CBB0.025 Tel: +44 1782 7 33140
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23


Aims
To equip students with knowledge of key works of American literature from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
To enable students to explore the historical contexts in which literary works were produced.
To give students insight into the ways in which literary texts function as primary sources for the study of American history.
To give students practice of contextualised close reading of American literature alongside other historical sources.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Show understanding of how literature aids our understanding of North American history
: 1,2
Show knowledge of the historical factors that influenced the production of North American literature
: 1,2
Demonstrate research and planning skills and the ability to present that research effectively in oral and written forms

: 1,2
Employ skills in close analysis of form and content: 1,2

Study hours

11 hours: Lectures
11 hours: Seminars
11 hours weekly workshops
2 hours : Workshop on close reading
1 hour : Presentation feedback
75 hours: Seminar preparation and personal study
14 hours: presentation research and preparation
25 hours: preparation and writing of online thread responses

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 40%
Group presentation
In the workshop scheduled for week 11, students will give a presentation in groups of 2-3, of 10-12 minutes in length, on one of the module's set texts, looking at the literary text in its historical context and as a primary historical source. The group will receive a single mark.

2: Online Tasks weighted 60%
Reflective and critical writing online thread
Students will be required regularly to contribute to an online discussion thread, critically commenting on the texts and ideas discussed in the lectures and seminars. At the end of the module, their writing will be assessed for the evident engagement with the module, for criticality and also for the quality of the writing. Total wordcount: 2,000.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 14 February 2023