INVENTING THE BUSH
ENG2ITB
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
What is the bush? This subject considers the meaning and importance of the idea of the Australian environment in various narratives from the nineteenth century. These writings will be considered in the context of empire, gender, ethnicity, class and national identity. Consideration will also be given to the circulation and understandings of the bush in some twentieth-century texts. Prescribed reading includes fiction, travel writing, critical theory, poetry, extracts from explorer journals and `lost child' narratives.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Susan Martin
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points of first year English
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ENG3ITB
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Follow the rabbit proof fence, | Prescribed | Pilkington, D. | UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS |
| Readings | Such is life, | Prescribed | Furphy, J. | HALSTEAD |
| Readings | Tracks, | Prescribed | Davidson, R. | VERSO |
| Readings | Turning the century, | Prescribed | Lee, C. (ed.) | UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS |