eng2awf australian womens fiction
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S FICTION
ENG2AWF
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject examines the fictional texts of a number of 19th and 20th century women writers and film-makers and focuses particularly on representation of women's social and sexual identities, Included among the fictional texts are several pairs of novel-film comparisons. Students also become familiar with some of the main debates in feminist literary criticism and film theory.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSusan Gillett
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of first-year English or co-ordinator's approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ENG3AWF
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Bush studies | Prescribed | Baynton, Barbara | RINGWOOD, PENGUIN, 1987 |
| Readings | Don't take your love to town | Prescribed | Langford, Ruby (Ginibi) | RINGWOOD: PENGUIN. 1988. |
| Readings | Kirkham's find (1897) | Prescribed | Gaunt, Mary | RINGWOOD, PENGUIN. 1988. |
| Readings | My brilliant career (1901) | Prescribed | Franklin, Miles | ST LUCIA, UQP, 1986 |
| Readings | My place | Prescribed | Morgan, Sally | RINGWOOD, PENGUIN |
| Readings | Poppy | Prescribed | Modjeska, Drusilla | RINGWOOD, PENGUIN. 1990 |
| Readings | The well | Prescribed | Jolley, Elizabeth | RINGWOOD, PENGUIN. 1987 |
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