CLS2050

Narrative practices

(ART)

Chris Worth

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The subject will investigate contemporary approaches to the analysis and interpretation of narrative texts. What constitutes narrative? What are its basic features? How does story-telling communicate meaning? How do we construct effective narrative texts? The texts studied will be from a variety of genres and countries. They will include canonical literary works, some visual texts, and historical, psychological and autobiographical writing. The conclusion of the subject will be focused around metafictional, postmodernist narrative. There will be some opportunity for the creation of narrative texts as part of the work for the subject and for assessment.

Assessment: Practical work/seminar participation (2000 words): 40% + Essay (2000 words): 30% + Examination (2 hours): 30%