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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Monsters & Monstrous in Contemp Lit & Culture
Module Code	LC590A
School	SALIS
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The course will investigate and explore contemporary literary representations of monsters and of the monstrous, as well as the enduring influence of monsters and the monstrous on contemporary human cultures. Starting from varied literary productions, we will branch out into non-literary fields of expression, and analyse the clashes, interactions and transformations nurtured from the encounters between both literary and non-literary worlds. The course will be based on varied literary documents belonging to many genres, from novels to diaries, via medical logbooks, theatre plays, the media, T.V. and film scripts. These texts, representing different aspects of contemporary monsters and contemporary representations of the monstrous, will come from European and non-European literary productions. The very open nature the course will allow to cater for the different needs and desires of the different student cohorts, and even though the course will be based on varied literary productions, it will bridge over to non-literary artefacts and/or fields of expression.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand, gain critical expertise and apply the theoretical concepts of teratology onto literaty texts and other artistic expressions
2. Indentify the nature and role of monsters in the literary and artistic spheres
3. Appraise, from the perspective of comparative literature, the creation of specific â€œmonstersâ€, and the literary representations of â€œcontemporary monstersâ€
4. Assess, outside of the world of literature, the role, function and consequences of such literary or artistic creations
5. Acknowledge the limitations of the acceptation and (mis)understanding of the monster, and of their literary representations

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Seminars	24	No Description
Independent learning time	51	No Description
Total Workload: 75

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Core topics.
Introduction to teratology and cryptozology.

Contemporary teratology and literature.
Literature, mythocriticism and the monstrous.

Literary monsters and social discourses.
The discourse of monsters and the monstrous.

Literature and Society.
Literature, the media, conflict and terrorism.

The politics of fear and their literary and non-literary representations.
Advertising and literary monsters.

Literature, science and medicine (medical diaries, AIDS literature).
Literature, madness and psychiatry.

Religion, vice and oppression in/and contemporary literature (writing sex and sin).
Literary genres.

Theatre and monsters.
Filmic adaptation of literary monsters.

the written monster on screen.
Post post-modern gothic literature.

GLT literature and the monstrous.
Childrens literature and monsters.

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Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

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Programme or List of Programmes

HMSA

Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)

HMSAO

Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)

MACL

MA in Comparative Literature

Timetable this semester: Timetable for LC590A