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CO4040 Regarding Others: Race, Ethnicity, and Class

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Module coordinator

Dr K Cai

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Module Staff

Team-taught

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Module description

This module investigates the extent to which literature can give us knowledge about other people, especially people of a different class, race, or ethnicity. How do writers attempt to portray experiences of alterity, and how does literature signal its own capacities and limitations in providing this kind of knowledge? Why do some texts seem to evoke optimism, and others scepticism, that depicting those of diverse racial or social backgrounds might lead to transitive social change? The module will also discuss literature about otherness in comparative contexts, when these texts cross geographic or linguistic borders. How do creative practitioners in one cultural context draw upon works of art originating in a completely different cultural context, in order to explore issues of class, race, and intersectionality? Students will examine a variety of genres to examine diverse formal strategies for conveying the experience of alterity, oppression, and resistance.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

PERMISSION OF THE HONOURS ADVISER IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework - 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 weekly seminar

Intended learning outcomes

  • Comprehend a selection of literary and cultural theories about race, ethnicity, and class.
  • Analyse a variety of literary and visual forms about class, race, and ethnicity.
  • Use a non-Eurocentric approach to read comparatively in nuanced ways.
  • Produce a scholarly written argument commensurate with the programme level that accurately cites primary and secondary sources.
  • Evaluate the role of art and culture in articulating diversity, equity, and inclusion.