ENH3195

The Poetics of Memory ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Ms Sofia Kostelac

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis:

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit, students should: 1. demonstrate a critical awareness of the ways in which certain literary texts encourage us to re-evaluate standardised notions of historical discourse, fictional and imaginative discourse and historical 'truth'; 2. appreciate the uses of literature in revising and opposing dominant socio-political discourses 3. be able to perform a close reading of a literary text, demonstrating a sensitivity to the particular devices, language and strategies employed; 4. demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the major theoretical approaches which may be brought to bear on literary texts; 5. be able to employ and evaluate such theoretical approaches in an interpretation of a text; 6. handle the critical concepts and language appropriate to discussion of contemporary texts; 7. demonstrate a development of the skills of analytic and critical discussion introduced in the first year literature courses. 8. Students taking this unit at a third-year level will be expected to demonstrate a greater level of understanding of theoretical and interpretive issues.

Assessment: Tutorial attendance and portfolio: 10%; Short essay (900 words): 20%; Long essay (1150 words): 25%; Examination: 2 hours (2000 words): 45%. Comment about assessment of level 3 objective needed.

Contact Hours: Four (Two x 1 hour lectures and two 1 hour tutorials)

Prerequisites: ENH1200 and ENH1220

Prohibitions: ENH2195