2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL3410 Modernist Sexualities
20 creditsClass Size: 30
School of English
Module manager: Dr Katy Mullin
Email: k.e.mullin@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 be able to:Have a clear understanding of the competing discourses shaping sexual identities and behaviour during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Perceive the many and various ways in which contemporary writers responded to such discourses, ranging from mimicry to pastiche.
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
The rise of modernism coincided with the emergence of a new and post-Victorian willingness to break a perceived conspiracy of silence over sex. From birth control crusaders to "free love" enthusiasts, from psychoanalysts to "sexologists", from suffragettes to social purists eager to raise the moral tone of the nation, the modernist period abounded with competing and contradictory theories of sexuality. This module investigates the many different ways a host of writers responded to and participated in these debates. We will explore the intimate dialogue between modernism and contemporary theories of sexuality by reading selected literary texts in parallel with extracts from key writings on sexuality. This course will both reveal the many different ways sexual identity was constructed, and scrutinise the tension between literary and quasi-scientific writing on a subject traditionally taboo.
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: Reading, preparation for seminars, essay writing.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Contribution to seminars.1 x 1700 word unassessed essay (submitted in Week 7 of the semester)
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 4000 words | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
One unassessed essay of 1700 words is required. This does not form part of the assessment for this module, but is a requirement and MUST be submitted. Students who fail to submit the unassessed essay will be awarded a maximum mark of 40 for the module (a bare Pass).
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 24/04/2008
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