MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
CLS1020
Text and context II
Philip Thomson
6 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites:
Normally CLS1010 + Prohibitions: ENH1122
Synopsis Continuing the work of CLS1010 this subject looks at the
interactions between texts and their contexts - historical, social, linguistic,
cultural, ideological, and personal. Using a wide range of examples we will
consider the interactions between language and ideology, context and meaning.
The key role of narrative in culture will be explored.
Assessment Written (1500 words): 30% + Examinations (2 hours): 20% +
Practical work/seminar participation: 50%
Prescribed texts
- Garner H The children's Bach Penguin
- Hwang D M. Butterfly Penguin
- Ishiguro The remains of the day
- Kleist H von The Marquise of O and other stories Penguin
- Sartre J-P Words Penguin
Recommended texts
- Cohen S and Shires L Telling stories Routledge
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