IDENTIFYING DATA 2013_14
Subject (*) GÈNERE I LITERATURA EN ANGLÈS Code 12274217
Study programme
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
Cycle 1r
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period Exam timetables and dates
6 Optativa Primer
Modality and teaching language
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH
E-mail liz.russell@urv.cat
Lecturers
RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH
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General description and relevant information This module will study the links between gender, sexuality and literature within social contexts. It will focus on literature and ideologies, subjectivities, body and language politics.

Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B6 Comunicar informació, idees, problemes i solucions de manera clara i efectiva en públic o en àmbits tècnics concrets.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
 C5 Comprometre’s amb l'ètica i la responsabilitat social com a ciutadà/ana i com a professional.

Resultats d'aprenentage
Type A Code Learning outcomes
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B6 Fa presentacions interessants i convincents
Type C Code Learning outcomes
 C5 Mostra respecte pels drets fonamentals i d'igualtat entre homes i dones

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
What is Humanism and in what way does it affect our perception of knowledge? * The "Great I Am": a metaphysical presence.
* Phallocentricity
* Decentering the Centre
Gender & Genre
* Defining "Genius".
* Acts of creativity.
* Defining the Author.
* Death of the Author.
Masculinities & Homophobia * Michel Foucault on Sexuality & Power
* 19th Century homophobia
Sexual Dissidence according to Jonathan Dollimore * Centred and Decentred Desires: Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray".
Gay, Lesbian and Queer politics * Constructions of subjectivities
Lesbian Writing: Subjectivity and Desire. * Jeanette Winterson, "Written On the Body"
Epistemology of the Closet Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Reading and Writing from a Slant A Selection of Poetry and Short Stories

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
1 0 1
Sessió Magistral
B6
25 20 45
Seminaris
B6
25 20 45
Presentacions / exposicions
B6
20 15 35
Atenció personalitzada
2 0 2
 
Proves mixtes
B6
3 20 23
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Metodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Activitats Introductòries An introduction to theoretical frameworks:
* what is gender?
* the development of gender & genre in literature and philosophy
* Author & Authority
* The Death of the Author: Roland Barthes versus Barbara Christian
Sessió Magistral Gender theories &
* Psychoanalysis
* ideologies
* Language
* Sexuality & Power
Seminaris Guided discussions of textual analyses. Class debates. Problem solving.
Presentacions / exposicions The class will be divided into groups of 3 or 4 (depending on the total number of students). Each group will prepare a power-point presentation on a topic of their choice. The topic has to be discussed with me in a tutorial at least one week before the presentation. After your presentation, you have to hand in a written summary within a week. More details will be given on Moodle
Atenció personalitzada Group tutorials: these should take place at least one week before your class presentation. All group members must be present for the tutorial.

Atenció personalitzada
Description
You can contact me by e-mail if you need to consult with me outside office hours.

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Sessió Magistral
B6
There will be three mixed tests during the course. Each test will assess how much you have learned from the lectures, seminars, and class debates.
30%
Seminaris
B6
The seminars will be in-class discussions of various texts. They will help students to prepare for the tests.
Presentacions / exposicions
B6
Students will be divided into groups and each group will choose a topic related to the course content. The group will prepare a power-point presentation and then hand in a written summary of the class presentation. This summary should be handed in within one week.
Proves mixtes
B6
The mised tests may be based on open-ended questions or gap tests. These tests are important to test factual information.
Others  

In-Class essay. This will be written in the last day of class on a topic relevant to the work studied during the year.

30%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Students who attend classes regularly but fail the continuous assessment: If the sum of all your grades does not add up to 50%, you will have to take the resit exam which will consist of a 20 question test (20 marks) + 4 short essay questions (80 marks). The date of the exam will be registered on Moodle.

Regular attendance means not missing more than 5.

Students who do not attend classes regularly will be asked to do the following:

A 20-question test based on the texts discussed in class, that is all the texts in your dossier and those on Moodle. (20 marks)

You will have to take part in one of the regular class presentations on Wednesdays and write the first assignment. The class presentation will take place on the date agreed by your group. (40 marks)

You will be required to write a final essay in the exam. The subject of the essay will be based on the material studied throughout the course. (40 marks)

Please note: You might be asked to do an oral exam.


Fonts d'informació

Bàsica Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oxford University Press,
Jeanette Winterson, Written On the Body, ,

Bibliography:

* Anthology of texts which will be available in the photocopying room in September.

* Students should buy the following novels: Oscar Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" & Jeanette Winterson, "Written On the Body"

* Some of the material will be uploaded on Moodle but not the novels. It would be good if you could read them before the course begins.

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