ENGLI301-21A (HAM)

Genre Studies: Challenging Forms

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School of Arts
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Convenor(s)

Kirstine Moffat

Kirstine Moffat
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kirstine.moffat@waikato.ac.nz

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Mark Houlahan

Mark Houlahan
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mark.houlahan@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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Welcome to Genre Studies: Challenging Forms. This trimester our focus is 'genres on the edge' and we will be exploring a range of texts that do not sit easily or comfortably into a single genre category. We are really looking forward to a trimester of discussion and debate as we consider the way genre tropes jostle and collide and the way genre limits and expectations are stretched and ruptured. Often we look to writers to use genre signals in ways that are comforting, such as when we read a classic detective story: the outcome is safely predictable. In contrast in this paper, we will examine a series of examples where genre is deconstructed and rearranged, framing texts that are a challenge to read and which generate emotions that can be confronting.
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Paper Structure

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ENGLI301-21A Genre Studies: Challenging Forms will be taught in FLEXI mode, enabling both students who are on campus and students who are learning online to participate and engage.

Lectures will be taught face-to-face. All lectures will also be recorded on Panopto and available for students to view at a time of their choosing.

The workshops for those on campus will be face-to-face. There will also be an online zoom workshop option for those not able to be on campus.

Students' learning will be supported by online Moodle learning platforms, and all written assessment will be submitted through Moodle. All course information, digital versions of written texts, links to films studied, assessment information, lecture slides, and links to useful resources will be available through Moodle.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  • Understand and discuss a range of genres, particularly their boundaries and connection points
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  • Understand and discuss the emotional affect of literature
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  • Discuss and analyse literature across multiple mediums (poetry, fiction, film, drama, stand-up, memoir)
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  • Discuss and analyse genres across different literary time periods, particularly the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries
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  • Approach texts from critical perspectives
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  • Read critically, think analytically, write lucidly, and present material clearly and persuasively
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Assessment

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Students are expected to complete all assessment modules for the completion of this paper.
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Lesson on Edgy Genres
12 Mar 2021
11:30 PM
5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Lesson on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
23 Mar 2021
11:30 PM
5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Lesson on Wuthering Heights
13 Apr 2021
11:30 PM
5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Goblin Market Interpretation Assignment
29 Mar 2021
11:30 PM
20
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5. Creative Writing / Blog
7 May 2021
11:30 PM
25
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6. Research Essay
11 Jun 2021
11:30 PM
30
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7. Discussion Starter
10
  • In Class: In Workshop
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

All other material will be available on the Reading List and in the Course Reader.

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Recommended Readings

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A range of recommended reading and viewing will be available in the Reading List and on Moodle.
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Online Support

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There is an online Moodle community for this course. Moodle can be accessed via iWaikato. Lecture recordings will be available on Moodle and assignment details, important dates, a link to the reading list, the paper outline, and a range of resources are all available from this site. Students will be able to choose a zoom workshop option.

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Workload

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The expected workload for this paper is 9 hours per week (3 hours of teaching and 6 hours of self-directed study) throughout the 17 week semester
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Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: ENGL220, ENGL309

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