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Humanities and Social Science

Learning Methods

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Seminar
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Module Offerings

6113ENGL-JAN-MTP

Aims

1. To reinforce the ability to critically analyse texts in close detail. 2. To examine a range of Shakespeare’s plays in the context of their original cultural production. 3. To consider the ways in which the figure of Shakespeare has been deployed in different cultural, social and political conditions contributing to the production of meaning in the plays and/or in Shakespeare as a cultural artefact.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Generate ideas through the detailed textual analysis of selected texts.
2.
Transfer and apply critical and creative skills relating to a range of primary sources.
3.
Undertake responsibility for the planning and executing scholarly work.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. Early Modern Theatre. 2. Titus Andronicus 3. Richard II 4. Romeo and Juliet 5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream 6. Hamlet 7. Twelfth Night 8. Othello
Module Overview:
This module will reinforce the ability to critically analyse texts in close detail to examine a range of Shakespeare's plays in the context of their original cultural production.
Additional Information:This module examines a range of Shakespeare’s plays in the context of the social, political and cultural conditions of their original production and those of later moments of reproduction. It also examines the ways in which ‘Shakespeare’ himself became a cultural artefact and his continuing presence as such in modern culture.

Assessments

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