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    Overview

    Medieval societies frequently created their sense of cultural identity by designating parts of it as monstrous. The paper examines literature about beasts, demons, fairies, women, and werewolves.

    About this paper

    Paper title Monsters and Monstrosity in Medieval Literature
    Subject English
    EFTS 0.1500
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024 (Distance learning)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    18 200-level ENGL points
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Contact

    Professor Simone Celine Marshall

    Teaching staff

    Professor Simone Celine Marshall

    Paper Structure

    Two lectures and one tutorial each week of semester.

    Teaching Arrangements

    The lectures will be recorded and available to all students enrolled.

    Distance students will be streamed into a separate zoom tutorial, where they will be able to discuss topics and ask questions. The tutorials will also be recorded. In addition, I will hold a weekly zoom session available to all students, to review and summarise the week’s work. During the weekly zoom session, students will be able to ask questions and discuss topics. (If students are in different time zones, I will make individual arrangements to have zoom sessions with those students).

    All assessment tasks will be submitted electronically.

    Textbooks

    All course materials will be provided online.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:

    • Students will be able to explain and discuss primary and secondary texts studied in the paper, as well as analyse and interpret the theoretical models used.
    • Students will be able to interpret diverse media (texts, illustrations, paintings, manuscripts) and explain their connections.
    • Students will gain familiarity with texts in a range of medieval languages.
    • Students will be able to compare and contrast texts from divergent cultures, identifying bias and assumptions found in how concepts are conveyed over time.
    • Students will be able to appraise and evaluate concepts within the texts.
    • Students will be able to develop and defend a scholarly argument.
    • Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to visualise and synthesise concepts found in different kinds of texts, and formulate an independent response to those concepts.

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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