University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable: 2.00 pm Tue and 2.00 pm Thu

The Reformation and Renaissance in England saw shifts in thinking about the place of sexuality and gender in society. Changing cultural and economic conditions altered the material expression of identity in writing and on stage, while new conceptions of English religion, literary production, global standing, and political priorities informed the period's articulation of the normative and the deviant. This module will examine the representation of sexuality and gender in poems, prose and drama by men and women between 1580 and 1660, as well as the construction of Renaissance sexualities in modern and postmodern criticism and theory. (Group B)

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass EN2003 and pass EN2004

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 lecture and 1 seminar, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: exam = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr H A R Archer
Module teaching staff: To be arranged
Module coordinator email harh@st-andrews.ac.uk

Intended learning outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of a range of texts by both canonical and lesser-known writers in a variety of genres, including lyric poetry, prose and drama
• Analyse the formal and generic properties of Renaissance texts.
• Understand how form affects the representation of gendered subjectivity
• Demonstrate a knowledge of contemporary scholarly debates over the history of sexuality and of gender relations in the early modern period.