VICM2633 - Contemporary Victorianism (Extended)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 demonstrate an advanced understanding of Victorianism(s) – i.e. the ways in which the Victorians have been defined, debated, represented, exploited or otherwise rendered significant for a contemporary audience – since Queen Victoria’s death;
2 demonstrate a critical understanding of the relevant theories and techniques of representing the past for example those informed by historicism, postmodernism, and recent historiographic theory;
3 apply an advanced knowledge of the social and cultural contexts in which the Victorians are re-presented (produced, edited, airbrushed, framed, or captured);
4 critically analyse, evaluate and discuss a range of cultural material from within (or across) such media as film, literature, graphic art, digital hypertext, or performance;
5 demonstrate self-direction and critical independence in a sophisticated extended argument that uses a suitably wide range of evidence/illustrations for a 6,000-word essay, and also engages extensively and with a high level of independence with contextual/critical literature.

Content:

Taught sessions as for VICM 2235, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will take seminars for VICM 2235. In addition, they will undertake an individual research project, supervised in two individual tutorials of 30 minutes. 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. As part of this supervision, students will be encouraged to submit a proposal and drafts for feedback before final submission.

Seminars
Contact hours: 6 x 2 hours
Intended Group size: 12

Individual tutorials
Contact hours: 2 x 30 mins per student
Intended group size: 1

Assessment: