English Literature Studies - 1st semester
Code
722121033
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Ingleses e Norte-Americanos
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
João Paulo Pereira da Silva
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
English
Objectives
a) To be able to master research methodologies
b) To obtain scientific knowledge about the themes to be studied
c) To promote scientific reflection and debate
d) To develop the ability to form independent critical analysis and judgement
e) To promote the undertaking of autonomous research
Prerequisites
Fluency in English and Portuguese
Subject matter
The main purpose of the present seminar is proceeding to the study of minor, lesser known or relatively forgotten Gothic texts (including novels, short-stories or tales) by Romantic and Victorian authors, such as Walter Scott, William Godwin, C.R. Maturin, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Sheridan LeFanu, H.G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle. Screen adaptations of the texts under scrutiny might also be the object of study. Besides offering a theoretical introduction to British Gothic fiction and an overview of the evolution of this particular subgenre of the narrative, from the Age of Sensibility to the dawning of the Edwardian Age, a considerable amount of time will be dedicated to the critical reading and analysis of paradigmatic texts. Several introductory sessions will be entirely dedicated to a correct historical, cultural and aesthetic contextualization of authors and their respective work.
Bibliography
ASHCROFT, Bill et alli (2002). The Empire Writes Back. Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures, London / New York: Routledge (1st ed. 1989).
________, (2013). Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies, London: Routledge (1st ed. 1998).
BOEHMER, Elleke (2005). Colonial & Postcolonial Literature. Migrant Metaphors, Oxford / New York: Oxford University Press (1st ed. 1995).
CHILDS, Peter (ed.) (1999). Post-Colonial Theory and English Literature. A Reader, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
COELHO, Maria Teresa Pinto (2004). Ilhas, Batalhas e Aventura. Imagens de África no Romance de Império Britânico no Último Quartel do Século XIX e Início do Século XX, Lisboa: Colibri.
RICHARDS, Jeffrey (ed.) (1989). Imperialism and Juvenile Literature, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
SAID, Edward (1993). Culture and Imperialism, London: Chatto & Windus.
SAVORY, Elaine (2009). The Cambridge Introdution to Jean Rhys, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Teaching method
-Theoretical classes on the subjects to be studied and teaching of research methods - c. 40%
- Critical reading and debate of texts in class and oral presentation and discussion of an extended research paper - c. 60%
- Tutorial supervision of the research work to be undertaken by the students (mostly outside class hours)
Evaluation method
- Production of an extended essay to be presented and discussed in class (50% of the final mark)
- Production of a written research paper (50% of the final mark)
Courses
- Modern Literatures and Cultures - English and North-American Studies
- Teaching English in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education in the specialization area of German
- Teaching English and Foreign Language in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education in the specialization area of Spanish
- Crossways in Cultural Narratives
- Teaching English in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education
- Teaching English and Foreign Language in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education in the specialization area of French
- Teaching Portuguese in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education in the specialization area of English