Studying at York
Reading Modernity - ENG00030M
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Module aims
To examine a range of key critical and theoretical writings regarding the modern tradition from roughly 1900 to the present; and to relate them to more contemporary literary, critical and theoretical ideas, as well as to major works from the modern era.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content
- Knowledge of a historical and intellectual range of critical and theoretical concepts, and understanding of the literary, critical, theoretical and cultural contexts with which these concepts engage.
Academic and graduate skills
- Critical abilities in relation to the form and rhetoric of critical, theoretical, and primary texts; ability to contextualise such texts in literary, theoretical and cultural terms.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
You will receive feedback on all assessed work within the University deadline, and will often receive it more quickly. The purpose of feedback is to inform your future work; it is designed to help you to improve your work, and the Department also offers you help in learning from your feedback. If you do not understand your feedback or want to talk about your ideas further you can discuss it with your module tutor, the MA Convenor or your supervisor, during their Open Office Hours
Indicative reading
Texts by Baudelaire, Dickens, Foucault, Freud, Benjamin, Henry James, Adorno, Huxley, and Beckett, as well as Raymond Williams, Lynda Nead, D. A Miller, Andreas Huyssen, Rita Felski