Global Pre Modern
| Module title | Global Pre Modern |
|---|---|
| Module code | SMLM111 |
| Academic year | 2019/0 |
| Credits | 30 |
| Module staff | (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 11 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 15 |
|---|
Module description
This module is connected to the core module that runs in Term Two: Global Modernisms, and precedes it chronologically. In this module you go on a journey both geographically and chronologically to discover global literatures and cultures in all their rich historicity and complexity. This module in combination with the second core module, Global Modernisms, covers all periods from the ancient, medieval and early modern world to the present day, and spans literary studies, textual editing and criticism, film and visual art, architecture and museum culture. We offer first-class teaching and supervision from leading experts in the literature and cultures of Modern Europe (including the United Kingdom and Russia), as well as China, the United States, North Africa and the Global South. In this module, we cover critical terminology and definitions, research methods, key texts and ideas on the Global Pre Modern.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module aims to offer you the opportunity to:
- Learn about global literatures and cultures in the ancient, medieval and early modern periods from a range of experts in the field
- Equip you to communicate and operate in a globalised world
- Allow you to engage with current debates in this area, and to understand key concepts and trends
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Identify and assess movements and developments in global literature and culture through time and in relation to geography and genre
- 2. Account for geographical variation in the development of given aspects of literary and cultural activity in different historical periods
- 3. Compare and contrast trends and movements in literary and cultural production transhistorically
- 4. Relate literary and cultural production to factors such as race, gender, income and education
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. Analyse and account for the specific features of cultural production across a range of contexts and through time
- 6. Assess how ideas and genres cross geographical, linguistic and political borders
- 7. Engage critically with theoretical discourses relating to global literature and culture
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 8. Interpret and analyse complex textual and cultural artefacts
- 9. Assimilate significant quantities of data (written text and visual sources) and relate this to exemplars or case studies
- 10. Express yourself clearly and with precision in oral and written form
Syllabus plan
Whilst the content may vary from year to year, it is envisioned that it will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The term is framed with an introductory and a synoptic class given by one staff member, introducing you to key debates and concepts in the Global Pre Modern. Further two hour classes during term time will then be given by a range of experts across the College. Each class will centre on a given text, or cultural object/phenomenon which will be explored in depth.
- We will cover critical terminology and definitions, research methods, key texts and ideas on Global and World Literatures and Cultures
- Pan-Hellenism and Hellenisation
- East meets West: medieval world
- Sino-European relations
- Indo-European relations
- Latin and the European vernacular
- Global Victorians
- Medieval and early modern visual culture
- Diaspora
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 278 | Independent study |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group presentation | 10-15 minutes | 1-10 | Feedback sheet with opportunity for tutorial follow-up |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research report | 25 | 2500 words | 1-10 | Feedback sheet with opportunity for tutorial follow-up |
| Essay | 75 | 5000 words | 1-10 | Feedback sheet with opportunity for tutorial follow-up |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research report | Research report | 1-10 | Referral/Deferral period |
| Essay | Essay | 1-10 | Referral/Deferral period |
Re-assessment notes
Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.
Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 50%) you will be required to submit a further assessment as necessary. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of referral will be capped at 50%.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Heng, Geraldine, ‘The Global Middle Ages: An Experiment in Collaborative Humanities, or Imagining the World, 500–1500 C.E.’, English Language Notes 47.1 Spring / Summer 2009, 205-216.
- Chaudhuri, K. N., Asia before Europe: Economy and Civilisation of the Indian Ocean from the Rise of Islam to 1750 (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990).
- Lieberman, Victor, Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800-1830, 2 vols. (Cambridge, 2003).
- Scheidel, Walter ed., Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires (Oxford, 2009).
- Abu-Lughod, Janet, Before European Hegemony: the World System A.D. 1250-1350 (New York and Oxford, 1989).
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
| Credit value | 30 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 15 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | SMLM112 Global Modernisms |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 01/06/2017 |
| Last revision date | 16/01/2019 |