LT109-4-AU-CO:
Contemporary Texts and Contexts
2015/16
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
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Requisites for this module
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BA W800 Creative Writing,
BA W801 Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
Just what is contemporary writing and how is it characterized? While genres of what might be thought of as 'traditional' literature still endure, new genres of writing always emerge, altering not only what can be conceived of as 'literary', but also the manner in which texts are read.
This half-module module focuses on contemporary writing in English, defined as writing published within the last ten years. It offers students a snapshot of contemporary themes, forms, issues, and language, broadening their sense of 'the literary' and sharpening their engagement with what matters to writers now.
On account of its definition and need to remain contemporary, the module has a syllabus which will change over time. It will, however, always consist of nine texts, each from a distinct category. These categories will typically be fiction, poetry, theatre, film or television script, creative non-fiction, translation, essay, multimedia text and song, though this may change from year to year.
Module Supervisor's Research into Subject Area
Dr Jak Peake's research largely focuses on American, and specifically Caribbean, literature from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. His forthcoming monograph, Between the Bocas: A Literary Geography of Western Trinidad, examines writing from a range of genres taught on the module - including poetry, fiction (the novel and the short story), creative non-fiction and the song.
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Weekly one-hour lecture and one-hour seminar class
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay |
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90% |
| Practical |
Class Participation mark |
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10% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Jak Peake
LiFTS Taught Team - email liftstt@essex.ac.uk.
Telephone 01206 872626
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Dr James Richard Procter
The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Reader in Modern English and Postcolonial Literatures
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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