- UCAS course code
- RQ23
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
The Global Renaissance
| Unit code | ENGL31291 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Aims
The unit aims to:
- introduce students to key texts and themes from the Renaissance;
- introduce students to a range of genres including drama, travel writing and memoirs;
- analyse the ways in which the Renaissance was a period of global interactions and exchange which emerged in the literature of the period;
- to consider issues like gender and race as they affect the literature and culture of the Renaissance;
- to engage with selected critical writings pertinent to themes covered, including transculturality and race;
- to develop skills of critical thought, speech, and writing through engagement with primary and secondary materials, oral presentations and written assessments and;
- to develop teamwork skills through engagement in group presentations.
Knowledge and understanding
understand a range of texts from the English Renaissance as well as related secondary materials |
discuss Renaissance texts in detail in relation to their global transcultural and historical contexts as well as in relation to current critical and theoretical debates |
Intellectual skills
critically engage with a range of texts from the English Renaissance as well as related secondary materials |
put forward independent ideas in written and/or oral format and engage in group discussions |
Practical skills
identify and locate relevant primary and secondary material |
develop the dexterity to produce written work suited to both academic and broader settings |
produce and deliver a coherent oral and visual presentation making use of PowerPoint |
Transferable skills and personal qualities
present a coherent written and/or oral argument complete with digital/visual aids |
put forward independent ideas in group discussions and in oral presentations |
introduce unfamiliar material to a wider audience |
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Oral communication
- Written communication
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Other | 30% |
| Written assignment (inc essay) | 70% |
Feedback methods
Peer feedback within seminar one week prior to submission. Written feedback from instructor two weeks after submission. Written feedback three weeks following submission. In person feedback during office hours or by appointment. |
Recommended reading
William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great
Ben Jonson, The Masque of Blackness
Thomas Middleton, The Triumphs of Honour and Industry
Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet
George Wilkins, John Day and William Rowley, The Travels of the Three English Brothers
Don Juan, Las Relaciones de Don Juan de Persia
Gulbadan Begam, Humayunnama
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Lubaaba Al-Azami | Unit coordinator |