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Literature, Psychoanalysis and Performativity - THL3705

Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: THL2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to ensure that qualifying graduates understand psychoanalytic and speech act theories and can apply them in the context of literary and cultural studies. The module explores questions of self-hood, agency and social power in relation to language.