2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL3391 September 11 in Fact and Fiction
20 creditsClass Size: 24
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 2023/24
Module replaces
ENGL3388 and ENGL3340This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
- To gain critical and contextual (historical, political, cultural) understanding of the events of September 11, 2001 and US culture by examining a range of late-twentieth/early-twenty first century texts.- To gain an understanding of the relationships between contemporary narrative cultural forms (fiction and film) and broader socio-cultural transformations in US society after September 11.
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
It is now almost fifteen years since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001. This module will look at how September 11 has been imagined in US culture, both in its immediate aftermath and more recently. We will consider fictional, nonfictional, and cinematic accounts of the events of September 11 and will ask what and how Americans have found to say about them. What are the links between September 11 and traditional understandings of US culture? How has September 11 been memorialized? How do the terms 'Homeland', 'Ground Zero', 'War on Terror' through which September 11 has been understood produce meaning? How has September 11 been linked to traditional beliefs about American identity? Who are taken to be the victims of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC? How is heroism understood in relation to September 11? We will ask these and other questions through a consideration of the following texts.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lectures | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Private study hours | 186.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 14.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Teaching will be through weekly seminars (10 x 1 hour) plus 4 x 1 hour lectures.Private Study: Reading, seminar preparation, essay writing.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Seminar contribution.- Feedback on 2250 word essay.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 2250 words (including quotations and footnotes) | 50.00 |
| Essay | 2250 words (including quotations and footnotes) | 50.00 |
| 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: 28/04/2023 14:39:52
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