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ATS3018 - Writing the Nation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics

Coordinator(s)

A/Prof Franz-Josef Deiters.

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit will examine the concepts of the nation, national identity, national literature(s) and literature as a medium of national identity in the European thought including French, German, Italian and Spanish literary and philosophical traditions (in English translation and/or the original) by French, German, Italian and Spanish authors. It will focus on the concepts of the nation, national identity, national literature(s) and literature as a medium of national identity in the context of European cultural history. In examining these concepts students will be acquainted with a broad range of texts from the European traditions.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students should have:

Acquired detailed knowledge of the main features of the European tradition regarding the concept of national literatures and literature as a medium for national identity;
A good grasp of key texts reflecting the intellectual debates on this topic;
Developed an acute awareness of the formative historical forces in the age of nation building;
Improved their ability to analyse and interpret key concepts of national identity in light of the literary, philosophical and historical developments since early modern times;
Gained experience in relating isolated historical and literary phenomena to a broader historical and theoretical framework;

They should be capable:

Of informed discussion of the different conceptualizations of nation, national identity and national literature(s) in their specific historical context;
To present the results of their own research in form of a tutorial paper and in a more detailed written essay.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 75%
Exam: 25%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.