Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Workshop
Module Offerings
5131ENGL-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. Introduce students to a wide range of current literary and cultural theories.
2. Develop students’ ability to critically analyse literary and cultural texts with the help of contemporary theoretical concepts.
3. Explore the relationships between contemporary literature, culture and ideology.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify, understand, and discuss key concepts of contemporary literary and cultural theory;
2.
Use a range of theoretical concepts to analyse literary and cultural texts;
3.
Critically assess the relationships between text, society, culture and politics.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Indicative list of theories and concepts:
Postmodernism
Deconstruction
Posthumanism
Critical race theory
Gender and queer theory
Ecocriticism
Indicative list of literary set texts:
Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968) Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake (2004)
Indicative list of theories and concepts:
Postmodernism
Deconstruction
Posthumanism
Critical race theory
Gender and queer theory
Ecocriticism
Indicative list of literary set texts:
Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968) Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake (2004)
Module Overview:
Building on students encounters of the basics of a selection of key contemporary literary and cultural theories, this module offers students the opportunity to further explore contemporary theoretical concepts and ideas, including postmodernism, posthumanism, gender and queer theory, critical race theory, and ecocriticism. Students will learn how to analyse literary and cultural texts through these theoretical lenses as well as developing a deeper understanding of the relationship between culture, text and ideology.
Building on students encounters of the basics of a selection of key contemporary literary and cultural theories, this module offers students the opportunity to further explore contemporary theoretical concepts and ideas, including postmodernism, posthumanism, gender and queer theory, critical race theory, and ecocriticism. Students will learn how to analyse literary and cultural texts through these theoretical lenses as well as developing a deeper understanding of the relationship between culture, text and ideology.