ENM4370 - Contemporary Australian Poetry and Fiction

Leader: Michael Ackland

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

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