Speculative Fictions and Critique (S) (L2900B)
Speculative Fictions and the Critique of Our Present (Spr)
Module L2900B
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate the knowledge and analytical understanding of key concepts in social theory and cultural analysis presented in the fictional texts selected.
Apply their understanding of the relation between cultural production and the conditions of its production to specific cases and debates.
Critically interpret social, political, economic issues and debates in light of the insights that SSFs offer.
Advance ways of analysing the features of our capitalist contemporaneity with a theoretically informed reading of different forms of (SSF) cultural products.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Oral assessment | Spring Semester Week 11 Fri 16:00 | 70.00% |
| Log (1000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Mon 16:00 | 30.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
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