Global Modernisms
| Module title | Global Modernisms |
|---|---|
| Module code | SMLM112 |
| 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 One: Global Pre Modern, and follows on chronologically from it. 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 first core module, Global Pre Modern, 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 Global Modernisms.
Module aims - intentions of the module
Offers you the opportunity to learn about global literatures and cultures in the modern period from a range of experts in the field, to equip them better for communicating and operating in a globalised world. To 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:
- Introductory and synoptic class given by one staff member, introducing them to key debates and concepts in Global Modernisms
- Classes will be given by a range of experts across the College centring on a given text, or cultural object/phenomenon which will be explored in depth
- What is the global? We will cover critical terminology and definitions, research methods, key texts and ideas on Global and World Literatures and Cultures
- The Lusophone world
- Latin America
- Modernity, Culture, and Architecture
- Changing Globe
- Post-colonialism
- Spatial theories
- Cityscapes
- Utopias and Dystopias
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 seminar classes |
| 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 | Oral |
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
Basic reading:
- Routledge Companion to World Literature (2011) – eds. Theo D’haen, David Damrosch, Djelal Kadir.
- Oxford Handbook of Global Modernisms (2012) – eds. Mark Wollaeger, Matt Eatough.
- Casanova, Pascale, The World Republic of Letters (2004) – originally in French
- Connell, Liam and Marsh, Nicky, Literature and Globalization: A Reader (2011)
- Jameson, Fredric and Miyoshi, Masao, The Cultures of Globalization (1998)
- Jay, Paul, Global Matters: The Transnational Turn in Literary Studies (2010)
- Moretti, Franco, ‘Conjectures on World Literature’, New Left Review (2000)
- Saussy, Haun ed., Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization (2006)
- Tanoukhi, Nirvana, ‘The Scale of World Literature’ New Literary History 39. 3 (2008)
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
| Credit value | 30 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 15 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | SMLM111 Global Pre Modern |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 01/06/2017 |
| Last revision date | 16/01/2019 |