Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Aims
To give students an interdisciplinary introduction to the American South.To approach the American South through its history, literature, film, and culture.To give students an international opportunity, a chance to study Southern culture at a Southern US university.
Intended Learning Outcomes
critically engage with understandings of the American South, produced in historical documents, film, or literature: 1analyse the role of identity politics and the interplay between social, political, racial, and cultural contexts in understandings of the American South: 1undertake original research using primary and secondary sources: 1communicate ideas and arguments cogently and effectively in written work: 1
24 hours of lectures, workshops, and seminars [weeks 1-2]5 hours of online seminars [weeks 3-4]1 hour of individual consultation [weeks 3-4]60 hours of essay research and writing60 hours of seminar preparation (film viewing, reading)
A selection process will be applied if demand exceeds the number of places available.
Description of Module Assessment
1: Essay weighted 100%Research essay2,000 word research essay from a list of 10 supplied by the tutor