MODULE OUTLINE 2013/2014 THE LAW AND THE MEDIA: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AS IT JN TO 510 The Reporter in Fiction 1900 – RELATES THE MEDIA present day Module code: JN510 Number of Credits: 15 Length of Module: 12 weeks (Autumn Term). This includes two reading weeks Weekly Contact Hours: 2 hours per week – combined lectures and seminars Expected number of Student Study Hours: Students will spend at least 100 hours in private study. They will spend a further 54 hours in revision for examinations. Convenor: Sarah Lonsdale Email : S.J.Lonsdale@kent.ac.uk Telephone: 01634 888871 This module outline tells you about: Module contacts and email addresses etc. Content of the module Aims and objectives Teaching and learning methods Assessment Examinations AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A. Contents Outline This module is an academic elective module. It employs the study of literary texts, films and TV to identify the image of the journalist as portrayed by influential opinion formers. The module covers a more than 100-year time scale and students will be able to identify fluctuations in the way writers and directors portray the profession of the journalist over the period. Meshing the study of literature, history and culture, the 1 module enables students to gain insights into how other actors in society present the image of the reporter, from swashbuckling Edwardian heroes, burnt-out and alienated post-WW2 hacks and two-dimensional tabloid stereotypes of the modern age. As well as using recommended texts, students will also be provided with hand-outs which they should keep safe in a dedicated folder. B. Synopsis A more comprehensive timetable will be available on the module notes section of the centre’s website. Summary Timetable: Week 1: The Edwardian Period Week 2: Kipling’s ‘The Village that Voted the Earth was Flat’ Week 3: World War One Week 4: Interwar years and press barons Week 5: Reading/Writing week (Essay 1 due 9.00 am 4/11/13) Week 6: Women Journalists Week 7: Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop Week 8: Reading/Writing week (Essay 2 due 9.00 am 25/11/13) Week 9: American Portrayals Week 10: 1945 - 1990 Week 11: Newspaper portrayals after the last chance saloon Week 12: Film and TV portrayals During the term students will produce two coursework essays (see timetable for deadlines); there is also a 10 per cent mark for in-class contributions to discussions. There is a two-hour exam in the summer. Aims and Objectives of the Module a. Aims i. ii. iii. iv. v. To provide a sound grounding in the social, political, economic and cultural forces that shaped the development of journalism through the Twentieth and into the Twenty-first century. To introduce students to largely forgotten literary texts which provide a rich source of fictional depictions of journalists over a lengthy time period; to introduce students to a wide range of British and US films concerning journalists. To introduce students to literary concepts such as ‘realism’, ‘modernism’ and ‘middlebrow’ and relate to cultural groups and movements with specifically stated attitudes to journalism and the press. To compare the depiction of journalists by British and American writers and directors and to understand the reasons for the discrepancies. To engage in a critical discussion of the perceived role of the journalist in society. To account for periods when depictions of journalists were either overwhelmingly positive or overwhelmingly negative. 2 vi. To encourage students to participate in lively debates based on reading and interpreting a range of literary, historical and academic texts. b. Objectives (Intended Learning Outcomes) On successful completion of this module students will: i. Develop a systematic understanding of how historical literary texts contribute to contemporary social and political debates about the role of the journalist in society. ii. Critically evaluate the debate surrounding tensions that arise between the opposing spheres of cultural production of literature and journalism. iii. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how and when journalists were perceived to have ‘failed’ in the idealised role ascribed to them over a 100-year period. iv. Develop a critical awareness of how social actors such as writers, critics, commentators, within a specific time period, viewed the role of the journalist in society. v. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how journalism developed over a more than century. vi. Show a systematic understanding of the social, cultural and economic forces that shape the development of journalism over the ages and use original application of knowledge to interpret them. Teaching and Learning methods These will consist of a combination of lecture and seminar plus private study. There will 2 teaching sessions per week throughout the module excluding Reading and Writing weeks. Students are expected to read widely in their own time, not just the core literary texts but a range of literary and critical publications. LECTURES are not recorded but lecture notes will be provided for each topic as a guide. Students will be encouraged to contribute to class discussions and will need to prepare for lectures beforehand. The function of the lectures is to: a) Provide an expository framework of the core texts and key historical events covered by this module. Lectures are a foundation upon which students build more detailed knowledge, particularly of other literary texts and critical commentary, through private study. b) Provide a fuller discussion of more difficult concepts. c) Introduce students to a range of comments and critiques surrounding the subject area. The Function of the seminars is: a) For students to learn through engaging in discussion based on their prior reading/in-class reading. 3 b) To provide an opportunity for students to raise points or clarify issues arising from lectures or reading. c) To develop a deeper critical and evaluative understanding of the subject through engaging in discussion. d) To identify learning difficulties in relation to particular topics so that appropriate remedial steps may be taken. ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS Please read this carefully Coursework essays (2): 45 per cent (22.5 per cent each) In-class contribution: 10 per cent Exam: 45 per cent Notes on Assessments 1. Submission deadlines will be strictly adhered to. Work submitted later than the due date will not count towards a student’s assessment unless an extension has been granted by the convenor prior to the hand-in date. 2. Assessments must be submitted electronically via the Moodle page. A note on plagiarism – Please read the appropriate section in the student handbook. If you have any queries at all about referencing your written work please come to talk to me. EXAMINATION The Examination counts for 45% of the overall final mark. It will take the form of a 2 hour unseen paper and will contain a range of questions across the syllabus. There will be 6 essay questions on the paper and students will be expected to answer 2 questions. Reading List I will be discussing books in the first week of term so you may wish to delay any purchase until then. We have a reasonable stock in the library but please do not rely on the set texts always being available at the precise time you need them. A Note on Books and Reading a. Copies of the main texts and others are available in the Drill Hall Library Medway so you do not necessarily have to buy everything. b. We expect students to undertake the required reading each week. Try to read some of the extra recommended works as well if you can. For the purposes of assessment students are expected and encouraged to read widely and to go beyond minimum requirements in undertaking their own research. Better marks will be awarded to students whose essays demonstrate a wide range of secondary, as well as primary source texts. 4 c. Try to read a variety of texts and commentaries as this will help you to absorb information and ideas more readily and will aid your understanding of the concepts and the different arguments surrounding a topic. IT a. Email – All students registered for the module will be contacted via email through the listings on the student data system. Students are encouraged to keep up to date with their emails. b. You will find this outline and lecture/seminar notes on the Centre’s module notes page. THE MODULE AND ITS PROGRAMME This is an elective, academic module. The module contributes to the BA programme as a whole by encouraging students to reflect critically on the role of the journalist in society and to broaden their social, cultural and historical knowledge of the development of their profession. Other related texts – The books listed here cover a wide area and provide interesting background/ more detail on specific topics. Many are in the library. Primary fiction, poetry and drama: Ambler, Eric, The Dark Frontier 1936 (London: Fontana, 1984) Ambler, Eric, Uncommon Danger, 1937 (London: Penguin Modern Classics, 2009) Auden, W H and Isherwood, Christopher, The Dog Beneath the Skin, London: Faber and Faber 1935 Auden, W H and Isherwood, Christopher, The Ascent of F6, 1937 (London: Faber and Faber 1958) Auden, W H and Isherwood, Christopher, On the Frontier, 1938 (London: Faber and Faber 1958) Auden, WH, The English Auden London: Faber and Faber 1977 Banks, Iain, Complicity, 1993 (London: Abacus 1995) Bennett, Arnold What the Public Wants, 1909 (Port Chester: Elibron Classics 2006) Bennett, Arnold, Hilda Lessways, 1911 (Kelly Bray, Cornwall: House of Stratus 2003) Bowen, Elizabeth, ‘Recent Photograph’ short story, 1926 (The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen, London: Penguin, 1980) Courlander, Alphonse, Mightier than the Sword, London: T Fisher Unwin, 1912 Davidson, John, ‘Fleet Street’ and ‘Fleet Street: Song’, two poems from Fleet Street and Other Poems, 1909; (Sloan (ed) Selected Poems and Prose of John Davidson, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995) Day Lewis, Cecil, The Magnetic Mountain, London: Hogarth, 1933 Dickens, Monica, My Turn to Make the Tea, 1951 (London: Penguin 1962) Dixon, Ella Hepworth The Story of a Modern Woman, 1894 (Memphis: General Books 2011) Doyle, Arthur Conan, The Lost World, 1912 (London: Puffin Books 1981) Doyle, Arthur Conan, The Poison Belt, 1913 (Ware: Wordsworth Classics 1995) 5 Doyle, Arthur Conan, The Land of Mist, 1926 (Ware: Wordsworth Classics 1995) Fagan, James Bernard, The Earth (play) London: T Fisher Unwin, 1913 Ferber, Edna Dawn O’Hara New York: Grosset and Dunlap 1911 Ferguson, Rachel, The Brontes went to Woolworths, 1931 (London: Bloomsbury 2009) Frankau, Gilbert Life – And Erica, 1925 (London: Macdonald and Co 1947) Gerhardie, William, Doom, first published as Jazz and Jasper 1928 (London: Macdonald and Co 1974) Gibbs, Philip, The Street of Adventure, 1909 (London: Heinemann, 1923(i)) Gissing, George, New Grub Street 1891(Oxford: Oxford World Classics 1998) Graves, Robert, ‘A dead Boche’ 1916 (Graves, Beryl and Ward, Dunstan (eds) Robert Graves: The Complete Poems, Manchester, Carcanet, 1995) Greene, Graham, Stamboul Train, 1932 (London: Vintage, 2001) Greene, Graham, England Made Me, 1935 (London: Penguin 1976) Greene, Graham, Brighton Rock, 1938 (London: Vintage, 2004) Greene, Graham, The Quiet American, 1955 (London: Vintage, 2004) Holtby, Winifred, South Riding, Collins, 1936 (London: Virago Modern Classics 1996) Howard, Keble, Lord London, 1913 (New York: McBride Nast and Co 1914) Isherwood, Christopher Mr Norris Changes Trains, 1935 (London: Triad Panther 1984) Jameson, Storm, Company Parade, 1934 (London: Virago Modern Classics 1982) Jameson, Storm, Love in Winter, 1935 (London: Capuchin Classics 2010) Jameson, Storm, None Turn Back, 1936 (London: Virago Modern Classics 1984) Jameson, Storm In the Second Year, 1936 (Nottingham: Trent Editions 2004) Jerome, Jerome K Tommy and Co, 1904 (Rockville, Maryland: Serenity Publishers 2011) Joyce, James, Ulysses, 1922 (Oxford: Oxford World Classics 2008) Kipling, Rudyard, The Man who Would be King, 1888 (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008) Kipling, Rudyard, ‘The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat’ and ‘The Press’ 1913, in A Diversity of Creatures London: Macmillan and Co, 1917 Macaulay, Rose, Non-Combatants and Others, 1916 (London: Capuchin Classics 2010) Macaulay, Rose, What Not, 1918 (John Long Ltd, 1924) Macaulay, Rose, Potterism, 1920 (Milton Keynes: Tutis Digital Publishing 2008) Macaulay, Rose, Mystery at Geneva, London: Collins 1922 Macaulay, Rose, Crewe Train, 1926 (New York: Carroll and Graf, 1986) Macaulay, Rose, Keeping Up Appearances, 1928 (London: Methuen 1986) Macaulay, Rose, Going Abroad London: Collins 1934 MacGill, Patrick, Children of the Dead End, 1914 (Dingle: Brandon Book Publishers 1982) MacNeice, Louis, Autumn Journal, London: Faber, 1939 Meek, James, We Are Now Beginning Our Descent, Cannongate, 2008 ‘M Z 4796’ ‘The Pressgoat’ in Adelphi 1/2 July 1923 pp 115 – 122 Owen, Wilfred, ‘Smile, Smile, Smile’, 1918 in The Poems of Wilfred Owen, London: Chatto and Windus, 2006 Orwell, George, Coming up For Air, 1939 (London: Penguin 1979) Pound, Ezra A Draft of XVI Cantos, 1924 (London: Faber 1998) 6 Priestley, J B Wonder Hero, London: William Heinemann 1933 Rowling, JK, Books 3 – 7 of the Harry Potter series, London: Bloomsbury, 2003 – 2007 Sassoon, Siegfried, The Old Huntsman, London: Heinemann, 1917 Sassoon, Siegfried, The War Poetry of Siegfried Sassoon, London: Faber and Faber, 1983 Sayers, Dorothy L Murder Must Advertise1933 (London: Hodder and Stoughton 2003) Sergeant, Adeline, The Work of Oliver Byrd, London: James Nisbet and Co 1902 Thomas, Edward, ‘This is no Petty Case of Right or Wrong’1916 (Thomas, R S (ed) Selected Poems of Edward Thomas, London: Faber and Faber, 1964) Thorne, Guy, When it Was Dark, 1903 (La Vergne: Kessinger Publishing 2009) Wallace, Edgar, The Four Just Men, 1905 (Oxford: Oxford Popular Classics, 1995) Wallace, Edgar, The Council of Justice, 1908 (Oxford: Oxford Popular Classics, 1995) Waugh, Evelyn, Vile Bodies 1930 (London: Penguin 1981) Waugh, Evelyn, Scoop, 1938 (London: Penguin 2000) Wells, H G Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Macmillan, 1916 West, Rebecca, Sunflower, written 1925-28 (London: Virago 1990) Wilkinson, Ellen The Division Bell Mystery, London: Harrap and Co 1932 Wilson, A N, My Name is Legion, London: Arrow Books, 2004 Wodehouse, P G, Psmith Journalist, originally serialised in The Captain Magazine, 1909/1910 (London: Penguin 1983) Wyllarde, Dolf, The Pathway of the Pioneer, 1906 (London: Methuen and Co 1914) Memoirs, diaries, letters, contemporary commentaries etc Bennett, Arnold Journalism for Women: A Practical Guide, 1897 (Quedgeley: Dodo Press 2011) Brittain, Vera, Testament of Youth, 1933 (London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson 2009) Falk, Bernard, He Laughed in Fleet Street, London: Hutchinson and Co 1931 Ford, Ford Madox Return to Yesterday 1931 (Manchester: Carcanet 1999) Fyfe, Hamilton, Press Parade, London: C A Watts, 1936 Fyfe, Hamilton, Northcliffe: An Intimate Biography, London: Macmillan and Co 1930 Gibbs, Philip, Adventures in Journalism, 1923 (New York: Harper and Brothers 1923 (ii)) Graves, Robert, Goodbye to All That, 1929 (London: Penguin Modern Classics 1969) Herd, Harold, The Making of Modern Journalism, London: George Allen and Unwin, 1927 Grant Duff, Shiela, The Parting of Ways, London: Peter Owen, 1982 Greene, Graham, A Sort of Life, London: Penguin, 1972 James, Colonel Lionel High Pressure: being some record of activities in the service of the Times newspaper 1929 (London: John Murray 1932) Kipling, Rudyard, Something of Myself, London: Macmillan and Co, 1937 Leavis, QD Fiction and the Reading Public, 1932 (London: Pimlico 2000) Lippmann, Walter Public Opinion, 1922 (New York: Free Press, 1997)Macaulay, Rose (ed 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