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ATS4797
Faculty of Arts
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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSLRefer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Notes Previously coded HSY4270 SynopsisThis unit looks at some of the methodological questions involved in life writing. It includes practical questions such as assessing databases and sources, interpreting and utilising interviews and oral histories. It explores ethical issues involved in researching life stories and biographies, and different approaches to the reading and interpretation of texts and sources. The unit examines methods used in biography, particularly political and literary biography, and newer methods developed in writing women's lives and indigenous lives. The use of life stories as case studies in history and sociology and questions raised by the study of testimony and collective memory are also explored. ObjectivesUpon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Assessment
Seminar paper (2000-3000 words); 30%; Chief examiner(s)Contact hours2 hour seminar per week Prohibitions |