Course details
The effects of globalisation on human communication and social interaction are profound and challenging. The aim of this course is to study the concept of world literature based on current cultural, literary and media theories; to understand the phenomena of literary globalisation and transnationalisation, to explore literary dynamics of transmediality and digitalisation, and to analyse various traditions within world literature in the context of socio-historical changes.
Topics range from the transmission of classical literature into modern cultures, the literature of migration and exile, to trans-national and trans-medial literary strategies of constructing cultural identity.
Course Details
The main focus of the course is on the literatures, theory and history of the languages represented in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures in UCC and on the investigation of these literatures in a contemporary global context.
The course distinguishes itself through its particular focus on current world literature as a trans-national, trans-cultural and trans-media phenomenon.
Modules (90 credits):
Part I:
- LL6010 Research Methodologies in Modern Languages (5 credits)
- LL6001 Methodologies of Reception and Intertextuality (10 credits)
- LL6002 World Literature. Theory and Texts (10 credits)
Plus 20 credits from the following: :
- FR6405 Myth, Heroes and Heroines from Aeschylus to Lara Croft: Tragedy, Film, Anime, Romans Graphiques (10 credits)
- GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/Re-Viewings/Re-Readings (10 credits)
- GE6003 Ut pictura poiesis: Literature and the Visual Arts (10 credits)
- LL6003 Nostos and Nostalgia (10 credits)
- LL6016 Mediterranean Cultures: Encounters (10 credits)
- LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
(This is a list of elective modules currently on offer and is subject to change).
Part II:
- LL6009 Dissertation (45 credits)
Course Practicalities
The course consists of two sections: coursework (three mandatory and two elective modules, including module-based project work and independent reading requirements) between October and March, and supervised research dissertation projects from April to September. Teaching will be organised in both weekly lectures/seminar sessions and en bloc workshop meetings.
For the full-time one-year option, you are required to register for modules (three compulsory, two electives) which, when combined, result in 45 credits. Most modules involve an average of one hour of teaching per week for the duration of the academic year (partially taught every fortnight, or en bloc). This means a full-time student will have a total of 5 hours of classes per week (plus 10 to 20 hours of homework and self-directed study) for the duration of the academic year
Course and module coordinators will always try to accommodate student needs and preferences in their time management
Assessment
Assessment is based on a mixture of coursework, project-based assignments and exams. During the second half of the course, you will be committed to writing an original research dissertation under staff supervision
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About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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