GSC2407

Authorship and writing

(ART)

Mike Griffiths

8 points + First semester + 1-hour lecture and 2 hours discussion per week + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GSC1901, GSC1402 or equivalents (students who commenced an English major prior to 1997, GSC1401 and GSC1402) + Prohibition: GSC3407

Synopsis: This subject combines the opportunity for students to develop and reflect upon their own creative writing skills with the critical study of a number of texts. The notion of authorship will be interrogated in relation to a variety of writing practices. The Romantic conception of the author (and that of the film auteur) will be examined in the light of recent critical theories.

Assessment: Essay one (1000 words): 20% + Essay two (2000 words): 30% + Examination (3 hours): 50% + Total not exceeding 6000 words