Browse Hierarchy EAL5600: Morphology of British Culture

This module is intended to develop students' cross-disciplinary academic literacy in English via the medium of Cultural Studies. It introduces participants to British cultural history and commentary from the late Victorian era to the present day, examining discourses surrounding Empire, post-colonial culture and contemporary discourses of 'Britishness' in the light of increasing cultural diversity, globalization, devolution and developments in relation to the European Union. The interactive mode of teaching and assessed spoken component of the module ensure that participants have the opportunity to discuss socio-cultural values and practices with others. Participation in the full range of learning tasks fosters multi and inter-disciplinary critical thinking through the study of texts and other comparable cultural artefacts across a range of areas beyond the boundaries of the participants¿ main degree programmes. Students also have the opportunity to explore how far their developing problem-solving techniques or approaches can be generalised or applied in a broader context and are encouraged to explore and evaluate perspectives from different disciplines, genres and media.