Undergraduate - UnitATS2510 - Writing in Australia

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Ali Alizadeh

Notes

Previously coded ENH2690

Synopsis

What is the relationship between writing and belonging? Do poems, short stories, novels and works of creative non-fiction produced in Australia affirm or challenge what we see as a uniquely Australian identity? This unit is concerned with the contriubtion of literature to forming and interrogating the notions of identity, ideology, gender, ethnicity and sexuality in an Australian context. There will be an emphasis on contemporary writing, and the texts studies will include a range of literary genres.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

A practical understanding of the major themes and styles of writing in modern and contemporary Australian literatures;
A critical understanding of the role of literature in the formation and maintenance of identity;
An informed understanding of some key critical and theoretical approaches to the study and analysis of literature;
Solid advanced undergraduate-level competence in the reading and interpretation of literary texts.

Assessment

Written work : 70%
In class test : 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr. Ali Alizadeh

Workload requirements

22 hours per semester

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

Literary studies
Australia in the world

Prerequisites

A gateway unit in Literary Studies or permission.

Prohibitions

ATS3510, WMN2690, WMN3690