6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Ng Hock Soon
(Andrew)
Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Ng Hock Soon
(Andrew)
Unit guides
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Prohibitions
ATS2498, ATS3498
Synopsis
The unit analyses of range of contemporary texts that address issues of postmodernism, discourse, memorialisation and trauma. In particular, the unit explores the relationship between memory and narrative and how the present is connected to the past in inscription. The texts are drawn from a range of traditions (US, French, British, for example) and a range of media (novel, graphic novel and film).
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the unit, students will have:
- Demonstrated an ability to analyse textual representations in terms of, including narrative form, aspects of literary theory (authorship, postmodernism, psychoanalysis);
- Understand literature's relation to historical and social contexts;
- Develop an understanding of a range of critical and theoretical approaches to literary studies and their place in the wider field of cultural studies.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 70% + Exam: 30%
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.
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