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2007/08 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL3344 Narratives of Memory and Forgetting in Contemporary US Culture
20 creditsClass Size: 40
School of English
Module manager: Dr Hamilton Carroll
Email: h.e.m.carroll@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2007/08
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
To gain critical and contextual (historical, political, cultural) understanding of a range of late-twentieth/early-twenty first century texts (narrative fiction and narrative cinema). To gain an understanding of the relationships between contemporary narrative cultural forms (fiction and film) and broader socio-cultural transformations in US society.Learning outcomes
Students will have developed:
the ability to use written and oral communication effectively;
the capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse;
the ability to manage quantities of complex information in a structured and systematic way;
the capacity for independent thought and judgement;
critical reasoning;
research skills, including the retrieval of information, the organisation of material and the evaluation of its importance;
IT skills;
Efficient time management and organisation skills;
the ability to learn independently.
Syllabus
This module engages with literature and cinema from the late-twentieth century through to the present. It uses the theme of memory to address the diverse ways in which writers and filmmakers understand and represent contemporary US society. Topics for discussion will include representations of technological change, memory and trauma, nostalgia, September 11, the Holocaust, literary form, narrative, temporality, cinematic form.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Meetings | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Private study hours | 185.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 15.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Reading, seminar preparation, essay writing.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Seminar contribution.1 x 1700 word unassessed essay (requirement).
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 4000 words | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 05/03/2008
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