An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling
| Module title | An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling |
|---|---|
| Module code | MLR1006 |
| Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Module staff | Dr Emily Lygo (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Duration: Weeks | 11 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 15 |
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Module description
You will read a range of works or parts of works of Russian literature – available to you in Russian and in translation – which are concerned at least in part with the expression of emotion and mood. The module aims to get you think about how writers create mood and express feeling in literature and in particular the relationship between language and emotion.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This is a module that looks at the expression of emotion in literature and analyses how such expression is achieved. We aim to get you thinking about what it means for literature to create, express or describe emotion. What, for example, is the relationship of the author to those emotions? Does language straightforwardly express emotion, and if so, whose? We will be discussing the problems that we encounter in reading and understanding emotion in literature and thinking about the reasons why writers explore emotion in the ways that they do. The module will help you to think about how writers interrogate our experience of emotion through their works.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Discuss the relationship between literature and emotion, and how literature both expresses and interrogates human emotion.
- 2. Distinguish between the author of a work and the expression of emotion through character and persona, understanding that the two cannot be assumed to overlap.
- 3. Determine how literature can help readers to explore the human condition.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. Read and discuss literature independently and in groups, drawing on secondary literature for support with interpretation.
- 5. Identify the construction of narrative voice and persona in prose and poetry and be able to talk about this as a feature of imaginative literature that distinguishes it from life writing or non-fiction.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 6. Work together with others to produce assignments as a team.
- 7. Express ideas effectively and clearly both orally and in writing.
Syllabus plan
The course will typically cover four main areas:
- Lyric voice and the expression of emotion in literature
- The limits of language, the impossibility of expressing emotion
- Body and mood, environment and mood
- Genre, readers’ expectations, and the role of literature in creating emotions
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 134 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 6 | Six one-hour lectures: Introduction; 4 x topics; concluding lecture |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 10 | 10 seminars, 2 for each topic |
| Guided independent study | 134 | Core and further reading; preparation for lectures, seminars and assessment. |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary | 250 words | 1-2, 5, 7 | Written feedback |
| Group discussion presented at a seminar | 15-20 minutes | 1-7 | Verbal feedback |
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 |
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| Portfolio of written pieces | 100 | 2 x 500 words; 1 x 1000 words | 1-7 | Written |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Portfolio | 1-7 | Ref/Def 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 40%) you will be required to submit a further assessment as necessary. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Selection of poems, short stories and excerpts from longer works available in a booklet specifically for the module. This will typically include works from a selection of the following authors:
Akhmatova, Blok, Brodsky, Bulgakov, Bunin, Chekhov, Dostoevskii, Karamzin, Lermontov, Maiakovskii, Okudzhava, Parnok, Pasternak, Pushkin, Teffi, Tiutchev, Tolstoi, Tsvetaeva, Turgenev
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
- ELE – Faculty to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages
Indicative learning resources - Other resources
- A full reading list will be available on ELE
| Credit value | 15 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 7.5 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 4 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 28/4/2023 |
| Last revision date | 28/4/2023 |
