VICM2653 - The Victorians and Shakespeare (Extended)

Objectives:

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

1 demonstrate critical awareness of Victorian interpretations of Shakespeare across a range of different cultural contexts (e.g. the theatre, education, literature, publishing and editing, biography, painting);
2 demonstrate high-level knowledge and critical understanding of the interpretation of Shakespeare in at least one of these contexts;
3 research and present a high-level case-study of the significance for the Victorians of a particular Shakespeare text or related topic, and critically evaluate its significance for the Victorian period;
4 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 2255, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will take seminars for VICM 2255. 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: