Undergraduate - UnitATS3499 - Authorship and writing

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Applied Media and Social Sciences, Gippsland
Offered	Berwick First semester 2013 (Day) Gippsland First semester 2013 (Day) Gippsland First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Paul Atkinson

Notes

Previously coded ENH3407

Synopsis

This unit combines the study of ideas of authorship with the critical study of a number of texts. The notion of authorship will be interrogated in relation to a variety of writing practices. The Romantic idea of the author (and that of the film auteur) will be examined in the light of recent critical theories.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students should:

Be able to critically evaluate the range of practices employed in authorial criticism
Understand how theories of authorship have changed in the movement from Romanticism to structuralism
Comprehend the difference between the subject writing and the empirical author
Have a working knowledge of the relationship between film style and authorial expression
Be able to identify the key features of auteur theory and understand how it is used as a means of classification in film theory.

Third level students enrolled in ATS3499 are required to have a greater understanding of the historical foundations of the theory of authorship and how this is characterised in Foucault's theory of discourse.

Assessment

Essay (2500 words): 50%Exam (2000 words): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Graham Jones

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

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

Writing
English
Communications

Prerequisites

Completion of 36 points in any discipline

Prohibitions

ATS3499, COM2407, ENH2407, ENH3407, GSC2407, GSC3407