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| LGER0067-6 | English literature c (Seaside Resorts and the Postcolonial in British Fiction)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 2nd year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Katharine Burkitt |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| We will explore the popularity of the seaside town in British culture, as well as its representation in the work of British and postcolonial writers. We will discuss the ways in which regionality and place impact on British identity as each of the texts draws attention to the ways in which outsiders and eccentrics converge at the borders of the land. These coastal borders also face the sea; and the sea becomes a potent and multifaceted symbol in each of the primary texts as Britain becomes linked to other lands and cultures, yet inevitably isolated by its island status. As the particularity of location and demographic of the British seaside resort is in some way multicultural in each of the texts, we will consider whether postcolonial readings of these texts can shed light on the ambivalence of this British traditon, and ask whether the division between 'the British' and 'the postcolonial' can be comfortably upheld. We will support our reading of the primary texts with films, TV series, cultural histories and postcolonial theory. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the representation of British seaside resorts in cultural and literary texts from a perspective informed by postcolonial writing and theory. Students will gain an insight into the history of the British seaside town, and its literary representation as well as an understanding of the importance of landscape and place in British writing. They will also attain understanding of key theoretical ideas in postcolonial studies that will allow them to debate the relationship between 'British literature' and 'the postcolonial' |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Teaching will be through short lectures and seminar discussions. Students will also be expected to undertake independent reading and research. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Graham Greene, Brighton Rock, (1938)
Sarah Hall, The Electric Michaelangelo, (2004)
Abdulrazak Gurnah, By the Sea, (2001) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written paper. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| 2nd semester. |
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Contacts :
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| Katharine Burkitt
kburkitt@ulg.ac.be |
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