DR SINÉAD MOONEYPROF. RICHARD PEARSON

ENG304 Contemporary Literature

Times and venues

Tuesday 5-6 AM250 Colm O'hEocha Theatre Wednesday 9-10 IT250 IT Building  NB: film showings (RP lectures only) will be

from 5-7 pm on Tuesday

Assessment: Mid-term Assessment (20%) and End-Of-Semester Examination (80%)

Primary texts

Angela Carter, Nights at the CircusAS Byatt, PossessionHilary Mantel, Beyond BlackJM Coetzee, DisgraceAnne Enright, The GatheringIan McEwan, AtonementKazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me GoCormac McCarthy, The RoadWilliam Trevor, Felicia’s JourneyAravind Adiga, The White Tiger

ENG304 course schedule

Week 1 a. 10 Jan. Introduction b. 11 Jan. Angela Carter, Nights at the

Circus I (SM)

Week 2 a. 17 Jan. Nights at the Circus II (SM) b. 18 Jan. AS Byatt, Possession I (SM)

Week 3 a. 24 Jan. Possession II (SM) b. 25 Jan. Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black I

(SM)

Week 4 a. 31 Jan. Beyond Black II (SM) b. 1 Feb. Disgrace (RP)

Week 5 a. 7 Feb. Disgrace – film (2 hours) b. 8 Feb. Disgrace (RP)

Week 6 a. 14 Feb. The Gathering (RP) b. 15 Feb. The Gathering (RP)

Week 7 a. 21 Feb. Atonement (RP) b. 22 Feb. Atonement (RP)

Week 8 a. 28 Feb. Never Let Me Go (RP) b. 29 Feb. Never Let Me Go (RP)

Week 9 a. 6 Mar. Never Let Me Go – film (2 hours) b. 7 Mar. The Road (RP)

ENG304 course schedule cont’d

Week 10a. 13 Mar. The Road – film (2 hours)b. 14 Mar. The Road / Felicia’s Journey (RP)Week 11a. 20 Mar. Felicia’s Journey (RP)b. 21 Mar. The White Tiger (RP)Week 12a. 27 Mar. The White Tiger (RP)b. 28 Mar. Review

 

Further reading

Secondary material, and further reading, will be posted on Blackboard.

Contacts

sinead.mooney@nuigalway.eRoom 303, Department of English, Tower

Block 1. Office hours 2.30-3.30 Tues and 11-12 Thurs. [on leave from February 3rd 2012]

richard.pearson@nuigalway.ieRoom 308, Floor 1, Tower 1Office hours, Mon 1 .00-2.00 and Wed 11.00-

12.00