POETICS
ENG4POE
2015
Credit points: 30
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?
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Alison Ravenscroft
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Enrolment in AHA or AHCA or AHMS
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | TBA | Recommended | N/A | N/A |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. A knowledge of concepts central to understanding contemporary theories of poetics, aesthetics and performativity
- Activities:
- Written work that demonstrates knowledge of the relevant concepts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
02. Knowledge and understanding of a range of critical and theoretical texts studied in the subject,
- Activities:
- Written work that demonstrates the relevant critical skills
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Knowledge of academic citation and referencing protocols.
- Activities:
- Written work that conforms to the proper academic protocols of citation and reference.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
04. The capacity to put this knowledge and understanding to effective use in the course of the development of the student's argument.
- Activities:
- Written work that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the relevant criticism and its effective mobilisation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
05. To write cogent and well-structured essays that mobilise students' reading and understanding of the relevant texts.
- Activities:
- Written work with clear argumentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Alison Ravenscroft
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 4,000-word essay | 100 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |