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Course Description
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Course Name
Dickens and the City
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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
English, European Studies
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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: 15.0
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: NoneDickens is above all London's novelist. The module will explore, through the critical study of seven of
Dickens's major novels and several shorter writings, Dickens's representation of London and his use of fiction
to urge social or political reform. You will read contemporary writings by Henry Matthew, Thomas Carlyle,
Friedrich Engels, J.S. Mill, Karl Marx and others in order to situate Dickens's fiction within a context of
current opinion, documentation and debate. From time to time further handouts will add recommended primary or
secondary readings. Maps will be used in class; the Dickens Walk (which is optional) and the group project
(which is not!) will require walking exploration of the City. You are advised to keep a map at hand to
clarify for yourselves the locations used in Dickens's writings.Assessment: 10.0% Practical, 90.0% Coursework
Level: 5
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