Module manager: Dr Ya-chun Liu
Email: y.liu7@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives |
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 cover a range of text types, including personal accounts, documentaries, popular music, poetry and fiction. All texts will be English translation. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module
To introduce interdisciplinary approaches to trauma and enable students to gain the knowledge of trauma and its different representations in cultural production To give students an insight into the heterogeneousness of the contemporary Sinophone world To develop students’ understanding of the ubiquity of trauma and enable them to apply their understandings in real-life global contexts
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Critically evaluate some key theories about trauma and its impact
2. Analyse how different forms of cultural production reflect individual and collective trauma within Sinophone contexts
3. Assess the socio-cultural complexity of the contemporary Sinophone world.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Communicate effectively through clear written and oral modes.
5. Make connections across differing perspectives in order to explore ideasand develop evidenced arguments with sound reasoning.
6. Critique and improve their own work, revise their own beliefs, evaluate and overcome potential biases by considering varied perspectives and evidence.
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 | ||
There will be ongoing student progress monitoring in lectures and seminars. Seminar discussion (both group-based and class-wide) in particular will give the tutor opportunities to listen to students’ ideas, have dialogues with students and offer comments and feedback. Seminar discussion will also provide space for peer learning and feedback. Individual feedback from the tutor to students will be provided in regular office hours and or in meetings by appointment, if necessary. Guidelines for giving presentations and writing academic essays will be given in class. Students will submit their initial research proposal to the tutor, and they will receive feedback that prepares them for summative assessments. Each individual student will receive detailed written feedback on both summative assessments. Written feedback on the oral presentation will be given to each student, in order to help them further strengthen their ideas for the written essay.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Oral Presentation | 30 |
| Coursework | Essay | 70 |
| 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: 25/04/2025
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