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ENG304 Contemporary Literature

ENG304 Contemporary Literature. Dr Sinéad Mooney Prof. Richard Pearson. Times and venues. Tuesday 5-6 AM250 Colm O'hEocha Theatre Wednesday 9-10 IT250 IT Building   NB: film showings (RP lectures only) will be from 5-7 pm on Tuesday

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ENG304 Contemporary Literature

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  1. ENG304 Contemporary Literature Dr Sinéad Mooney Prof. Richard Pearson

  2. Times and venues • Tuesday 5-6 AM250 Colm O'hEocha Theatre • Wednesday 9-10 IT250 IT Building   • NB: film showings (RP lectures only) will be from 5-7 pm on Tuesday • Assessment: Mid-term Assessment (20%) and End-Of-Semester Examination (80%)

  3. Primary texts • Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus • AS Byatt, Possession • Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black • JM Coetzee, Disgrace • Anne Enright, The Gathering • Ian McEwan, Atonement • Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go • Cormac McCarthy, The Road • William Trevor, Felicia’s Journey • AravindAdiga, The White Tiger

  4. ENG304 course schedule Week 1 • a. 10 Jan. Introduction • b. 11 Jan. Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus I (SM) Week 2 • a. 17 Jan. Nights at the Circus II (SM) • b. 18 Jan. AS Byatt, Possession I (SM) Week 3 • a. 24 Jan. Possession II (SM) • b. 25 Jan. Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black I (SM) • Week 4 • a. 31 Jan. Beyond Black II (SM) • b. 1 Feb. Disgrace (RP) • Week 5 • a. 7 Feb. Disgrace – film (2 hours) • b. 8 Feb. Disgrace (RP)Week 6 • a. 14 Feb. The Gathering (RP) • b. 15 Feb. The Gathering (RP) Week 7 • a. 21 Feb. Atonement (RP) • b. 22 Feb. Atonement (RP) Week 8 • a. 28 Feb. Never Let Me Go (RP) • b. 29 Feb. Never Let Me Go (RP) • Week 9 • a. 6 Mar. Never Let Me Go – film (2 hours) • b. 7 Mar. The Road (RP)

  5. ENG304 course schedule cont’d Week 10 • a. 13 Mar. The Road – film (2 hours) • b. 14 Mar. The Road / Felicia’s Journey (RP) Week 11 • a. 20 Mar. Felicia’s Journey (RP) • b. 21 Mar. The White Tiger (RP) Week 12 • a. 27 Mar. The White Tiger (RP) • b. 28 Mar. Review

  6. Further reading • Secondary material, and further reading, will be posted on Blackboard.

  7. Contacts • sinead.mooney@nuigalway.e • Room 303, Department of English, Tower Block 1. • Office hours 2.30-3.30 Tues and 11-12 Thurs. • [on leave from February 3rd 2012] • richard.pearson@nuigalway.ie • Room 308, Floor 1, Tower 1 • Office hours, Mon 1 .00-2.00 and Wed 11.00-12.00

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