# Reading Literature 2 (Q3279F)

**Source**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/modules/undergraduate/2026/103915-reading-literature-2
**Parent**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-management-and-economics-with-a-foundation-year-bsc-hons

**15 credits, Level 3 (sub-degree)**

**Spring teaching**

The module builds on the skills developed in Reading Literature 1, retaining a sustained emphasis on textual analysis as a key academic skill. It adds an increased engagement with the critical context of the literary works studied. You’ll explore how scholars have responded to these works. And you’ll develop your own critical responses to both the literary works themselves and to the critical debates they have inspired.

Finally, we’ll consider the social, cultural and historical fabric from which literary texts emerge, and which they respond to and shape. We’ll also interrogate the relationship of text and context.

### Teaching

49%: **Lecture** (Lecture, Online lecture)\
 51%: **Seminar**\

### Assessment

100%: **Coursework** (Essay, Portfolio)\

### Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 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 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to
our curriculum.

**We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.**

### Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

- [Business, Management and Economics (with a foundation year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-management-and-economics-with-a-foundation-year-bsc-hons)
- [Design and Business (with a foundation year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/design-and-business-with-a-foundation-year-bsc-hons)
- [Media, Arts and Humanities (with a foundation year) BA](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/media-arts-and-humanities-with-a-foundation-year-ba-hons)
- [Psychology (with a foundation year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/psychology-with-a-foundation-year-bsc-hons)
- [Social Sciences (with a foundation year) BA](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/social-sciences-with-a-foundation-year-ba-hons)