2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL3364 Henry James: Writing, Cinema and Social Selves
20 creditsClass Size: 10
School of English
Module manager: Dr Denis Flannery
Email: D.J.M.Flannery@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should have acquired a sense of the range and complexity of Henry James's writing. They will also have developed a sense of how the adaptation of his work, by himself and others, amounts to a form of reading which will depend, to a major extent, on particular forms and historical locations. Students will have learned what is 'proto-cinematic' about James's work and what is involved in the transition from written narrative to cinematic narrative. The module will also require students to work creatively and developmentally with their own writing.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.
Skills outcomes
Skills for effective communication, oral and written.
Capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse.
Ability to acquire quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way.
Capacity for independent thought and judgement.
Critical reasoning.
Research skills, including information retrieval skills, the organisation of material, and the evaluation of its importance.
IT skills.
Time management and organisational skills.
Independent learning.
Syllabus
This module will concentrate on reading Henry James in three different ways. First, it will look at his critical assessment of the writing of fiction as well as his fictional treatment of writers in the nineteenth century. Second, it will consider how cinematic adaptations of his work amount to readings of it and, third, it will consider his treatment of key social issues in the nineteenth century, particularly class and servitude.
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
Teaching will be through weekly seminars (10 x 1 hour) plus up to 5 additional hours (content to be determined by the module tutor). The 5 additional hours may include lectures, plenary sessions, film showings, or the return of unassessed/assessed essays.Private Study: Seminar preparation, reading, essay writing.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Contribution to seminars.1st assessed essay.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1,700 words | 33.30 |
Essay | 2,750 words | 66.70 |
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: 24/04/2008
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