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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