Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

Synopsis

Redirecting Australian cultural debated away from its traditional emphasis on 'The Bush', this course investigates how the fictionalised city has increasingly acted as a focus for cultural redefinition and as a catalyst for literary experimentation and innovation. The selected texts represent the variety of narrative modes used to construct the Australian city: popular fiction, social realism, autobiography, social satire and urban picaresque, as well as explore issues of regionalism and expatriation, and the interplay of architecture and inner-urban landscapes. Authors studied include Garner, Grenville, Malouf and Winton.

Assessment

Short Essay (1350 words) 30%
Seminar Work (1350 words) 30%
Class Test (1800 words) 40%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

English

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in English or permission

Prohibitions

ENH3150