EN4370
Voicing America: Colonisation to Civil War
2024-2025
30
15
SCQF level 10
1
Academic year(s): 2024-2025
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 1
Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students
Planned timetable:
This module will give students a broad grounding in the antebellum literature and culture of the United States, from colonial settlement to Civil War. Focusing on the self-conscious acts of speech and declaration which characterised early attempts to bring the new nation into being, the module will introduce students to a range of texts designed to be spoken, including jeremiads, lyceum lectures, and orations. Students will be encouraged to think about the powers and limitations of these early American voicings, and we will draw on a range of literary media -- from travelogues and letters to political pamphlets and legal documents -- as well as elements of rhetoric and style, to explore literary experiments set on establishing a distinct, 'American' voice. The module's wide historical range will offer students the opportunity to develop an understanding of the relationship between literary production and the major social and political issues that shaped the early Republic.
Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass EN2003 and pass EN2004
Weekly contact: A 2-hour weekly seminar (x 11 weeks); 2 optional office hours (x 11 weeks)
Scheduled learning hours: 44
Guided independent study hours: 256
As used by St Andrews: 2 hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%
Re-assessment: exam = 100%
Module coordinator: Dr S M McDermott
Module teaching staff: Dr Shawna McDermott
Module coordinator email smm33@st-andrews.ac.uk