ENM4370

Contemporary Australian Poetry and Fiction ( 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Michael Ackland

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: Issues in contemporary Australian writing and criticism. Identity (national, gender, racial) and how post-modern fiction interrogates its very concept and destabilises existing definitions through a range of stylistic strategies.

Assessment: Two essays (2500 words each): 60% + Essay (4000 words): 40%

Contact Hours: 2 hour seminar per week