VICM2715 - Victorian Identities? Gender and Sexual Morality in the Victorian Age (Extended)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1 demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of aspects of gender and sexuality in Victorian Britain;
2 demonstrate a critical understanding of the relevant high-level theoretical approaches and historiography on the Victorians, gender and sexuality;
3 apply advanced theory and research methodologies to analyse primary sources on gender and Victorian sexuality;
4 demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of aspects of gender and sexuality in Victorian Britain;
5 demonstrate self-direction and originality in a sophisticated extended argument uses a suitably wide range of historical evidence for a 6,000-word essay (in the form of documents, literature, plays, art, illustrations and photographs) and also engages with relevant historiography and uses appropriate research methodologies.

Content:

This module investigates Victorian identities as defined by contemporary ideals and experiences of gender and sexual morality. Sessions will include explorations of definitions of both femininity and masculinity during the Victorian period; consideration of socially constructed ideals such as the ‘double standard’ and ‘domestic ideology’. Students will engage in this by studying recent theoretical writings, Victorian texts and documents. There will be opportunity for students to develop their own interests by researching a topic of their own choice for the assignment for this module.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will already have taken seminars for VICM 2155. Once they have upgraded to VICM 2715, they will be allowed an additional 45 minutes of individual tutorial time. This time may be used in a combination of different ways (e.g. face-to-face discussion, e-mail consultations) as appropriate to the individual student. Students will be required to submit a proposal to register for the module, and encouraged to submit drafts for feedback before final submission.

Individual tutorial
Contact hours: 45 minutes per student
Intended Group size: 1

Assessment: