Studying at York
The Global Eighteenth Century - ENG00012C
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
|---|---|
| A | Summer Term 2021-22 |
Module aims
- To introduce students to recent critical approaches to the study of eighteenth-century literature and culture
- To encourage students to recognize the global dimension of a variety of eighteenth-century texts
- To enable students to develop skills in close reading 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
- An understanding of the significance of historical perspectives in the interpretation of literary texts
- An appropriate critical vocabulary with which to consider the global dimension of eighteenth-century literature and culture
- An awareness of the relationship between the metropolitan experience of global commerce and innovations in literary form and genre
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Oral presentation/seminar/exam Team Presentation |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Reassessment: 1500 word Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Module feedback
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Indicative reading
The reading list will vary from year to year: selections may be drawn from periodicals such as The Spectator; the travel-writing of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, William Hodges, Captain Cook, and others; slave autobiographies by authors including Olaudah Equiano; and the poetry of (for example) Alexander Pope, John Dyer, Anna Seward, Phillis Wheatley, and Anna Laetitia Barbauld.
