Virginia Woolf (Q3023)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

This module examines Virginia Woolf through her novels, essays, diaries, and letters.

We explore Woolf’s responses to major historical events—WWI trauma, the decline of empire, women’s rights, and the rise of fascism—within the literary and cultural surge of her time, psychoanalytic innovations, and early feminism.

Using the University of Sussex’s unique Woolf archive, we’ll read her works alongside original manuscripts, letters, and diaries. Field trips to Woolf’s Sussex home and Charleston may be offered. The module encourages creative and critical responses, exploring Woolf’s legacy and relevance today.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

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