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FR4079 Diversifying C19th French Poetry

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr D E Evans

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Module Staff

Dr David Evans

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Module description

While diversity and inclusivity are at the forefront of current debates about curriculum in the arts and humanities, the field of C19th French poetry is dominated by a handful of male authors (Hugo, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Mallarm矇) who share a narrow spectrum of identity markers. This module is designed to broaden our critical analysis of the field by studying the work of female, working-class, outsider and non-native French-language poets alongside the established 'greats'. The aim is not to ignore or overthrow the canon entirely, but rather, to bring it into productive dialogue with other, long-neglected, voices in order to re-examine fundamental questions about literary value, the socio-economic forces behind canon creation and maintenance, discrimination and omission. The lecturer and all students will work together in selecting the authors to be studied, and students will be encouraged to propose new texts for inclusion on the module as their research, using online library resources, progresses.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS FR2202

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 weekly seminar

Scheduled learning hours

16

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

134

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.