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• Gain a good understanding of the cultural history of heroes and the heroic, from its roots in epic
• Learn to identify and analyse changing models, revisions and uses of heroes and the heroic
• Develop analytical and research skills for reading a diverse range of relevant primary materials historically and critically
• Engaged critically with interdisciplinary methods, values and materials
• Develop the skills to identify and explore key concepts and arguments by leading group discussion
• Learn to engage and analyse the contemporary moment in terms of this cultural history of the heroic
*Provisional* schedule:
1. Introduction
2. Lucan's 'Pharsalia' and epic anti-heroes
3. Valour and Heroism in Roman Society
4. Cú Chulainn and early Irish heroic masculinity
5. The Hurler as Hero
6. Presentation session
7. Milton's Paradise Lost (1)
8. Milton's Paradise Lost (2)
9. C20th War Poetry
10. Captive women from Homer's Iliad to Barker's Silence of the Girls
11. Contemporary heroes and anti-heroes
12. Review session
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 24 |
Total | 24 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: Group presentation in the form of leading a class discussion for 15 minutes on a set topic. Powerpoint or notes and report of discussion for submission within a week of presentation. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Essay: 3000-word essay on a title to be agreed in advance with the module convenor | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Class feedback and peer feedback on group presentations. Individual feedback on end-of-trimester essay.
Name | Role |
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Dr Martin Brady | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Danielle Clarke | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Jane Grogan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Elva Johnston | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Bridget Martin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |