ESH5006
Reading the Present
Level 5 (30 credits)
This module focuses on attending to our present through reading, theory, art, and by paying attention to our own experiences of daily life. Work we will engage with might include anti-colonial, Marxist, feminist, and queer theory and practice, to give us vocabulary and intellectual scaffolding to develop our own ways of understanding the present moment. Alongside theory, the module will also focus on how literature and art give shape to contemporary feelings, politics, and experiences.
Preparing for this Module and Approximate Costs
Students will be contacted a week or so before the module starts with preparation instructions for the first couple weeks. As with all modules, students should familiarise themselves with the module on QMplus once it is published, and check they can access required texts.
Students will need to spend no more than £40 on reading material , exhibitions, streamed content or live performances. All required reading will be made available via the QMUL library, or free and accessible online platforms.
Why take Reading the Present
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- Because you liked London Global and/or RTI.
- Because you want to encounter urgent, critical, and precise ways of understanding the present.
- Because you want to think about your relationship to our collective history and future.
| Learning Context |
Long Seminar + Workshop (or equivalent) |
| Semester |
Two |
| Assessment |
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| Mode of reassessment |
Standard |
| Contact |
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There is some content covered on the programme that you may find challenging and sensitive. We do not issue content notes for individual texts (written, performance, visual, sonic etc.), but please do contact your module tutor and/or convenor and/or adviser if you have concerns or problems relating any of the content, themes or discussions.
