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FR4118 Women's Voices in Renaissance France

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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Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr E Herdman

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Module Staff

Dr E Herdman

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Module description

Renaissance writing is marked by polyphony: its multiple, shifting narrative voices are part of an intellectual movement that resists the imposition of authority in favour of interpretative freedom. Many of these voices belong to women, as writers and as characters, and they variously challenge or confirm some of the dominant cultural narratives of the European Renaissance. This module examines the roles and representation of women's voices in a range of texts by (largely) canonical French Renaissance writers, both male and female, read in conjunction with equally vocal texts (taught in translation) from the wider European Renaissance. It examines the place accorded to women in literary culture, and considers women's influence over the social concerns either felt by or attributed to them. In its focus on the power of women's voices, in a context of insecure narrative authority and cultural internationalism, the module thus reflects Renaissance concerns that still resonate today.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS FR2201 AND PASS FR2202

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

A weekly 1.5-hour 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.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Gain knowledge and understanding of the literature and culture of sixteenth-century France
  • Gain appreciation of the social place and the literary representation of women in the wider European Renaissance
  • Develop skills in close reading and in critical and comparative analysis
  • Develop research skills in identifying topics and arguments for an essay
  • Develop essay-writing skills