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Course Description
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Course Name
First World War Literatures
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Host University
Queen Mary, University of London
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Location
London, England
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Area of Study
European Studies, Literature
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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UK Credits
15 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units6
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Credits: 15.0Overlap: "FLM304,FLM601,Prerequisite: NoneThis course aims to introduce students to a variety of literature produced during and after the First World War. A variety of genres will be presented and there will be consideration of issues relating to social and political difference, gender and sexuality. Sources will include the writing of combatants and non-combatants, of those in support of the War and opposing it, and of male and female authors. The selection of contemporary literature to be studied will include British, American, French and German fiction, poetry and memoir. The role of European colonialism as reflected in pre-war and war-time literature will also be examined. Post-war and modern reflexes will be considered and issues such as the psychological and physical effects of war, and mythologization and memory.Assessment: 100.0% CourseworkLevel: 6
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