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Course Description
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Course Name
Writing the First World War
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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, History
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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: NoneThis course will introduce you to the literature and culture of the First World War. Starting with a trip to the
Imperial War Museum to explore its rich archives - from letters, diaries and journals to paintings to war
uniforms and aircrafts - we shall then closely examine a wide range of writings by both men and women, soldiers
and civilians: poetry (Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg, Eliot), novels and memoirs (Blunden, Brittain, Woolf) and
short stories (Kipling and Lawrence). A historicised awareness, it is hoped, will help us appreciate the formal
qualities of these writings as well as explore issues such as gender, sexuality, memory, shell shock and the
body in pain. We shall also engage with theorists from the period - particularly Freud and W.H.R Rivers - and
see how different kinds of writing respond to a common historical moment.Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 5
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