Monash University Arts Undergraduate handbook 1995

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ENH1122

Text and context II

Chris Worth

6 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: Normally ENH1111 or CLS1010 * Prohibition: CLS1020

Continuing the work of `Text and context I', this subject looks at the interactions between texts and their contexts - historical, social, linguistic, cultural, ideological, and personal. Using a wide range of examples we will consider the interactions between language and ideology, context and meaning. The key role of narrative in culture will be explored.

Assessment

Written (1500 words): 30% * Examinations (2 hours): 20% * Practical work/seminar participation: 50%

Prescribed texts

Garner H The children's Bach Penguin

Hwang D M. Butterfly Penguin

Ishiguro The remains of the day

Kleist H von The Marquise of O and other stories Penguin

Sartre J-P Words Penguin

Recommended texts

Cohen S and Shires L Telling stories Routledge



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