Fictions of Human Rights - ENG00009C
- Department: English and Related Literature
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Summer Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
- to consider the historical, political, cultural and generic considerations shaping the representation of human rights and human rights violations in literature
- to encourage students to relate philosophical, historiographical and political debates on human rights to the particularities of literary and other texts
- to introduce students to a range of critical methods and approaches to literary genres and periods
- to enable students to develop skills in close reading, writing and argumentation in relation to a clearly defined thematic focus
- to enable students to develop skills in group work and presentation in relation to a clearly defined thematic focus
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module the student will be expected to demonstrate:
- an understanding of the concept of human rights
- knowledge of critical vocabulary and concepts appropriate to a consideration of human rights in literature
- an appreciation of the relationship between human rights and the literary imagination
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
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Indicative reading
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