eng4poe poetics
POETICS
ENG4POE
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the literary, visual and performing arts. Its termsâpoetics, aesthetics, and performativityârefer to some of the most influential ideas in arts practice and theory today, turning on questions such as: how are meanings made in text or performance? Are meanings carried in narrative only, or does aesthetic form also shape what meanings a text or other performance can carry? How are concepts such as meaning and knowledge made and contested in the arts? What possibilities are there for the arts today to pursue the idealised goals of the twentieth-century 'avant garde' movements to unsettle and destabilise the status quo and bring about a 'revolution in feeling'? What part can the arts play now?
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorAlison Ravenscroft
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in AHA or AHCA or AHMS
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Performance Studies: Readers in Cultural Criticism | Recommended | Striff, Erin (ed) | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2003 |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAlison Ravenscroft
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 6.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
"6 hours per week or equivalent"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 4,000-word essay | 100 |