This module is assessed by one essay of 5000 words (+/- 10%), responding to the question below. Your essay should refer to at least two texts (sources) – literary works, non-fictional prose works, art works, films or any combination of these.
ESSAY QUESTION:
Critically analyse some of the ways in which cultural productions of the 1890s evidence a concern with psychology and the workings of the mind.
Strong essays will demonstrate:
a clear line of argument.
detailed analysis of the primary texts with quotations from them and explanations/critical analysis from you.
a developed sense of how the texts relate to key concerns of the period.
telling engagement with secondary/critical material (academic journals, etc…)
a firm structure and polished academic English.
Format for the essay is MLA.
The essay is due on Wednesday 11 May at 1pm and should be submitted through Turn-it-in.
Readings we covered in class that relate to this question:
Fragment of an Analysis of a Case Study of Hysteria (the first sections and the postscript are the most important).
(check attached)
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. Virago Press, 1981.
https://archive.org/details/yellowwallpaper0000gilm/page/n303/mode/2up