MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
GSC2407
Authorship and writing
Mike Griffiths
8 points + First semester + 3 hours per week (1-hour lecture, 2 hours
discussion) + Gippsland/Distance + Prerequisites: English major GSC1401 and
GSC1402; mass communications major GSC1901 and GSC1402; writing major, two of
GSC1401, GSC1402, GSC1901. This subject is available for the mass
communications, writing and English majors. Students may use equivalent
subjects as prerequisites, or obtain permission from the subject adviser.
Synopsis This subject combines the opportunity for students to develop
and reflect upon their own creative writing skills with the critical study of a
number of literary and media texts. The notion of authorship will be
interrogated in relation to a variety of writing practices. The Romantic
conception of the author (and that of the film auteur) will be examined in the
light of recent critical theories. The situation of writers will be considered
in the contexts of gender, class, and historical and geographical location.
Assessment Essay (2000 words): 30% + Essay (2000 words): 30% +
Examination (2 hours): 40% + The total word length for assessment will not
exceed 6000 words
Prescribed texts
- Bloch R Psycho Tor Books, 1989
- Grenville K The writing book Allen and Unwin, 1990
- Jeyaretnam P First loves Times Editions (Singapore), 1987
- Vargas Llosa M Aunt Julia and the scriptwriter Picador-Pan, 1984
- Williamson D Authorship and criticism Local Consumption, 1989
- Winterson J Oranges are not the only fruit Vintage, 1991
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