Identifying Data 2023/24
Subject (*) Artistic and Literary Manifestations in English-Speaking Countries Code 613505118
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Estudos Ingleses Avanzados e as súas Aplicacións (2019)
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 2nd four-month period
 First Optional 3
Language
English
Teaching method Hybrid
Prerequisites
Department Filoloxía Inglesa
Letras
Coordinador
Nuñez Puente, Carolina
 E-mail
c.nunez@udc.es
Lecturers
Nuñez Puente, Carolina
 E-mail
c.nunez@udc.es
Web http://www.imaes.eu/?page_id=31
General description Estudo das interaccións entre a literatura en lingua inglesa e outras manifestacións
artísticas no contexto anglófono, como pintura, teatro, televisión, cine, etc. Análise das
diferencias e similitudes temáticas e estéticas; estudo das particularidades, posibilidades e
límites das linguaxes empregadas; exemplos de incorporación de aspectos dunha disciplina
artística noutra diferente, contextualizados no caso dos países de fala inglesa.
A materia fai especial fincapé na aplicabilidade dos contidos en ámbitos profesionais
como a crítica cultural, ou a xestión de contidos culturais, para o que se proporcionará ao alumnado un vocabulario crítico axeitado e se lle ensinará a comentar e a escribir reseñas sobre manifestacións artísticas.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A10 E10 –Ability to use appropriate techniques for the analysis of artistic and cultural texts in the English-speaking domain.
A12 E12 – Understanding of different theoretical and critical approaches, as well as their application to the analysis of literary and cultural texts in the English-speaking domain.
A13 E13 – Familiarity with the relationship between the main artistic and literary manifestations in the English-speaking domain.
B1 CB6 – Students should have the knowledge and understanding necessary to provide a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
B3 CB8 - Students must be able to integrate knowledge and to deal with the complexity of judgement formulation starting with information, which might be incomplete or limited, and which includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgement.
B4 CB9 – Students must be able to communicate their conclusions, as well as the knowledge and reasoning behind them, to both specialized and general audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
B5 CB10 – Students should have the necessary learning skills to allow them to continue studying in a largely autonomous manner.
B6 G01 –The capacity to delve into those concepts, principles, theories or models related with the different fields of English Studies is a necessary skill, as is the ability to solve specific problems in a particular field of study via appropriate methodology.
B7 G02 – Students must be capable of applying the knowledge acquired in the multidisciplinary and multifaceted area of English Studies
B8 G03 – An efficient use of new information technology and communication in English Studies is a necessary skill.
B9 G04 – Students must be able to publicly present their ideas, reports or experiences, as well as give informed opinions based on criteria, external norms or personal reflection. All of this implies having sufficient command of both oral and written academic and scientific language
B10 G05 – Skills related to research and the handling of new knowledge and information in the context of English Studies are to be acquired by students
B11 G06 – Students should be able to develop a critical sense in order to assess the relevance of both existing research in the fields of English Studies, and their own research.
B12 G07 –Linguistic competence (C2 level) in oral and written English must be developed and consolidated.
B13 G08 – Students should become progressively autonomous in the learning process, and in the search for appropriate resources and information, via the use of bibliographic and documentary sources related to English Studies.
B14 G09 – Students are expected to be able to carry out research projects of an academic nature in the different fields of English Studies
B15 G10 – The ability to present and defend a research project using adequate terminology and resources appropriate to the field of study is a skill which should be acquired.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
The student will be able to relate literary with other artistic texts, as well as with the social, economic, cultural and political context within which the literary ones were written and the visual ones were produced. AR12
AR13
 BR5
BR7
BR10
BR12
BR13
BR14
The student will be able to read narrative, dramatic and artistic texts critically and to present his or her readings both orally and in writing. AR10
AR12
AR13
 BR1
BR3
BR4
BR5
BR6
BR7
BR8
BR9
BR10
BR11
BR12
BR13
BR14
BR15

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Film and literature
 Film, short film, novel, short story, theater, etc.
2. TV and literature Film, TV series, biography, novel, theater, etc.
3. Other artistic manifestations Painting, music, performance, Instapoetry, literary blog, etc.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
ICT practicals B3 B5 B6 B8 B10 B12 B13 0 7 7
Seminar A12 A13 B4 B6 B9 B11 B12 14 35 49
Supervised projects A10 A12 A13 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 0 18 18
 
Personalized attention 1 0 1
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
ICT practicals Each student is responsible for familiarizing herself / himself with the assigned material--available at Moodle--and for being prepared for in-class debate and discussion.
Seminar Técnica de traballo en grupo que ten como finalidade o estudo intensivo dun tema. Caracterízase pola discusión, a participación, a elaboración de documentos e as conclusións ás que teñen que chegar todos os compoñentes do seminario.
Supervised projects Each student will complete two brief assignments to present in class (20% of the grade) and a final project which might consist of a critical analysis or a literature review (40% of the grade).

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Supervised projects
Description
I am delighted to receive students in my office and/or through Teams during office hours with prior booking.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Supervised projects A10 A12 A13 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 -Essay (40%): You will write a research paper that compares one of the cultural products studied in this course with a piece of your own choice. The paper has to follow the MLA style guidelines, among other requirements (TBA).

-Class presentation (20%): Students will present about an aspect related to the course contents. The use of PowerPoint support is required; more indications will be provided in due time.
 60
Seminar A12 A13 B4 B6 B9 B11 B12 The students will have access to texts and audiovisual documents that will be analyzed in depth in the classroom. You are expected to come to class having done the readings and viewings in advance; in addition, you must participate with questions and comments. 30
ICT practicals B3 B5 B6 B8 B10 B12 B13 There will be a forum on Moodle where you will have to upload two tasks: copy and paste the bibliographical list used in your paper, which may be useful to your classmates; list and explain the 5 most important points you learnt in this course. 10
 
Assessment comments
-All activities, including exams, must be clearly written; errors of grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and style in general will negatively affect the grades.

-Every assignment must be turned in in time and in the specified format in order to avoid being penalized 25% of the grade in the assignment. 

-Fraud (e.g. plagiarism) will mean a grade of "zero." Instructors may use the plagiarism-detection service "Turnitin" to check students' work.

-A "Non presentado" (Absent) grade will be obtained for not doing the supervised project and/or not completing 50% (or more) of the coursework. 

-The July evaluation will have the same sections as in June, except for the seminar, which will be replaced by a reading-and-viewing exam.

-Given that this is a blended learning course, attendance is mandatory, except when the student has been granted exemption by the master's Academic University Committee. Students who have been granted exemption, as specified in the university regulations, will be assessed according to the criteria applied in the July opportunity.

-Students sitting the December exam (final exam brought forward) will be assessed according to the criteria specified for the July opportunity.

-The subject may be adapted to students who require the adoption of measures aimed at supporting diversity (be it physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, and learning- or mental health-related). If this is the case, they should contact the services available at the UDC/at the Center: within the official deadlines stipulated in a manner prior to each academic semester, with the Diversity Attention Unit (https://www.udc.es/cufie/adi/apoioalumnado/); failing that, with the "ADI" Tutor of the Faculty of Philology (at the following email address: pat.filoloxia@udc.gal). 

-In accordance with the various regulations governing university teaching, it is necessary to incorporate a gender perspective into this subject. This includes, among other measures, the use of non-sexist language, bibliographies that are inclusive from a gender perspective, and encouraging participation from all students in class, regardless of their gender. 

-We will pay particular attention to identifying and addressing sexist prejudices and attitudes. We will actively work towards the modification of this environment and the promotion of values of respect and equality.  

-Our efforts will focus on detecting cases of gender discrimination and implementing appropriate actions to rectify such cases.

Sources of information
Basic

BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cahir, Linda Costanzo. Literature into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches. McFarland, 2006.

Cartmell, Deborah, and Imelda Whelehan, editors. The Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen Cambridge: CUP, 2007.

Cascajosa Virino, Concepción. El espejo deformado: versiones, secuelas y adaptaciones en Hollywood. U de Sevilla, 2006.

Cornell, Drucilla. Clint Eastwood and Issues of American Masculinity. Fordham UP, 2009.

Creed, Barbara. The Monstrous Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis. Routledge, 1993.

Fraser, Hilary. Women Writing Art History in the Nineteenth Century: Looking Like a Woman. CUP, 2014.

Giddings, Robert, and Erica Sheen, editors. The Classic Novel: From Page to Screen. Manchester UP, 2000.

Heffernan, James A. W. Museum of Words: The Poetics of Ekphrasis from Homer to Ashbery. Chicago: The U of Chicago P, 1993.

Hutcheon, Linda. A Theory of Adaptation. Routledge, 2012.

Kuhn, Annette. Women’s Pictures: Feminism and Cinema. Verso, 1994.

Lindner, Katharina. Film Bodies: Queer Feminist Encounters with Gender and Sexuality in Cinema. I.B. Tauris, 2017.

Mitchell, W.J.T. Picture Theory. Chicago: The U of Chicago P, 1994.

Monaco, James. How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond. OUP, 2009.

Mulvey, Laura. Afterimages: On Cinema, Women and Changing Times. Reaktion, 2020.

Sanders, Julie Adaptation and Appropriation. Routledge, 2005.

Shohat, Ella, et al, editors. Multiculturalism, Postcoloniality, and Transnational Media. Rutgers UP, 2003.

Stam, Robert. Indigeneity and the Decolonizing Gaze: Transnational Imaginaries, Media Aesthetics, and Social Thought. Bloomsbury, 2023.

---., editor. Film Theory: An Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell, 2000.

Vidal Claramonte, María del Carmen África. Arte y literatura. Interrelación entre la pintura y la literatura del siglo XX. Palas Atenea, 1992.

Yaszek, Lisa, et al, editors. The Routledge Companion to Gender and Science Fiction. Routledge, 2023.
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