Module manager: Dr Ya-chun Liu
Email: y.liu7@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module will enable students to understand trauma from an interdisciplinary perspective and explore how different forms of cultural production represent individual and collective trauma in the contemporary Sinophone world. Students will approach trauma narratives in different thematic areas, including war-related trauma, Chinese diaspora, ethnic oppression, gender oppression, etc. The module will be taught through weekly lectures and seminars. All texts will be English translation.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
-introduce interdisciplinary approaches to trauma and enable students to understand trauma and its different representations in cultural production
-give students an insight into the heterogeneousness of the contemporary Sinophone world
-develop students’ understanding of the ubiquity of trauma and apply their understandings in real-life global contexts
Upon completion of the module, students should:
1. Have a good understanding of trauma and its impact and be able to critically engage with key theories about trauma
2. Be able to critically analyse how different forms of cultural production reflect individual and collective trauma
3. Have enhanced their knowledge of the contemporary Sinophone world and shown a critical understanding of the historical and cultural complexities contained within it.
4. Articulate an understanding of a variety of texts within their specific cultural and social contexts.
5. Demonstrate critical competencies, skills for textual analysis and independent research skills.
Intercultural Skills
Research Skills
Analytical Skills
The module will explore the ways in which trauma is represented and explored in texts ranging across the Sinophone world. It will engage with themes such as war and memory, ethnic and gender oppression, and diasporic experiences. The module will cover a range of text types, including personal accounts, documentaries, popular music, and fiction.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 180 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
30 hours - reading for lectures
20 hours - post-lecture work (e.g. reviewing content delivered in the lectures, organising notes)
60 hours - preparation for seminars (e.g. reading texts, watching videos, preparing for questions that are going to be discussed in the seminars)
20 hours - preparation for the un-graded presentation and essay proposal
20 hours- preparation for the graded presentation
30 hours –writing the graded essay
On-going monitoring in lectures and seminars. Guidelines for giving presentations and writing academic essays will be given. Students will submit their presentation and essay proposals around Week 8 or Week 9, and they will receive feedback to prepare them for the final assessment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 3000 word essay | 70 |
| Presentation | 10 minute presentation with slides | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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