CO4031 Experiences of Exile

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr F Caiani

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Module Staff

Team-taught.

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Module description

This module will compare writing about the experience of exile (real and imagined) by writers of different centuries, languages and cultures. We will consider the particular historical and political circumstances in each case, and how this intersects with the conceptualization and literary expression of the experience of exile by each writer, and examine literary points of contact, commonality and difference. All works will be read in English translation. Texts will be drawn from a range of languages including Arabic, French, German, Italian, Latin, Persian and Spanish, and genres which may include poetry, the novel, the short story, the graphic novel and film.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

PERMISSION OF THE COMPARATIVE LITERATURE HONOURS ADVISER

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 hour seminars (11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

17

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

Guided independent study hours

130

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