eng3can contemporary australian novels
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN NOVELS
ENG3CAN
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will explore contemporary Australian writing from the 1990s and the 2000s. Lectures and tutorials will consider the way contemporary Australian fiction seems preoccupied with rewriting or engaging with issues in Australian history through the popularity of the historical novel. Secondly, students will explore novels that focus on the urban environment, especially the ways in which Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are fictionalised. More generally, students will be asked to consider the ways contemporary Australian writing critically engages with themes concerning nationality, identity, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDamien Barlow
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of first-year English
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ENG2CAN
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Everyman's rules for scientific living | Prescribed | Tiffany, C. 2005 | PICADOR |
| Readings | Loaded | Prescribed | Tsiolkas, C. 1995 | VINTAGE |
| Readings | Plains of promise | Prescribed | Wright, A. 1997 | UQ PRESS |
| Readings | Praise | Prescribed | Mcgahan, A. 1992 | ALLEN & UNWIN |
| Readings | Remembering Babylon | Prescribed | Malouf, D. 1993 | VINTAGE |
| Readings | The monkey's mask | Prescribed | Porter, D. 1994 | HYLAND HOUSE |
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