eng2itb inventing the bush

INVENTING THE BUSH

ENG2ITB

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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.

FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorSusan Martin

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

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects ENG3ITB

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsFollow the rabbit proof fence,PrescribedPilkington, D.UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS
ReadingsSuch is life,PrescribedFurphy, J.HALSTEAD
ReadingsTracks,PrescribedDavidson, R.VERSO
ReadingsTurning the century,PrescribedLee, C. (ed.)UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PRESS

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