| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B6 | Clear and effective communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in public or a specific technical field | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C5 | Be committed to ethics and social responsibility as citizens and professionals |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B6 |
Make interesting and persuasive presentations. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C5 |
Respect fundamental rights and equality between men and women. |
| Contents |
| 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 |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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25 | 20 | 45 | ||||||
| Seminars |
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25 | 20 | 45 | ||||||
| Presentations / expositions |
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20 | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| Personal tuition |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Mixed tests |
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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. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | 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 |
| Lecture | Gender theories & * Psychoanalysis * ideologies * Language * Sexuality & Power |
| Seminars | Guided discussions of textual analyses. Class debates. Problem solving. |
| Presentations / expositions | 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 |
| Personal tuition | Group tutorials: these should take place at least one week before your class presentation. All group members must be present for the tutorial. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
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You can contact me by e-mail |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Lecture |
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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% | ||||
| Seminars |
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The seminars will be in-class discussions of various texts. They will help students to prepare for the tests. | |||||
| Presentations / expositions |
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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. | |||||
| Mixed tests |
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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 | |||
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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) Please note: You might be asked to do an oral exam. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oxford University Press,
Jeanette Winterson, Written On the Body, , |
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Bibliography: * 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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| Recommendations |