Advanced Critical Practice 2 - AHE3218

Assessment 1: Written draft

Formative 1

Assessment 2: Written plan

500 word abstract and short bibliography for conference paper (summative 2).

Formative 2

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Review of literary/cultural event or text. This could take a number of forms such as: academic book review; review of a performance; review of a place of literary or other cultural importance.

Summative 1

Assessment 2: Oral Assessment

15min conference paper plus Q&amp;A  (including bibliography and presentation in an electronic format, such as Prezi or Powerpoint).

Summative 2

This module will further hone and enhance your skills in critical and contextual analysis. You will engage in in-depth study of literary and other texts chosen from a specific period or genre, considering these texts in historical, political and other cultural contexts. In doing so, you will engage with significant, current debates within the discipline.

School of Arts and Humanities

Adiseshiah, S. H., &amp; Hildyard, Rupert. (2013). Twenty-first century fiction : what happens now  (S. H. Adiseshiah &amp; R. Hildyard, Eds.). Palgrave Macmillan. Keymer, T., &amp; Mee, J. (2004). The Cambridge companion to English literature 1740-1830  (Tom. Keymer &amp; Jon. Mee, Eds.). Cambridge University Press. Scanlon, L. (2009). The Cambridge companion to medieval English literature 1100-1500  (Larry. Scanlon, Ed.). Cambridge University Press. Shattock, J. (2010). The Cambridge companion to English literature 1830-1914  (J. Shattock, Ed.). Cambridge University Press. Toth, Josh. (2010). The passing of postmodernism : a spectroanalysis of the contemporary . SUNY Press. Vermeulen, P. (2015). Contemporary literature and the end of the novel : creature, affect, form . Palgrave Macmillan. Zwicker, S. N. (1998). The Cambridge companion to English literature, 1650-1740  (S. N. Zwicker, Ed.). Cambridge University Press.

AHE3218 - Advanced Critical Practice 2

Advanced Critical Practice 2

be able to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of literary genres and techniques.

be able to demonstrate an integrated and in-depth knowledge of the relationship between literary texts and cultural, historical and political contexts (as appropriate).

be able to critically reflect upon and evaluate arguments at the forefront of current critical debates.

be able to present independent and informed analysis of complex material in written formats, adhering to the relevant conventions.

Be able to discuss independent and informed analysis of complex material in a presentation format.

be able to apply a range of critical and theoretical ideas to literary texts.