eng2naa narrative analysis
NARRATIVE ANALYSIS
ENG2NAA
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this second-year core subject, students will be introduced to key questions in the study of twentieth- and twenty-first-century narrative, including: what is narrative, what is text, what is aesthetic form and how does it shape narrative possibilities? Students will read a range of contemporary fictional and non-fictional texts and engage with narrative theory, critical theory and reflect on their reading experience. This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential. Global Citizenship entails deep appreciation of how we live in an interconnected world. From the point of view of literary studies, this is implied in the ways by which we write and read our-selves and others across cultures and boundaries. This subject offers students an in-creased capacity to identify and communicate our subjectivity and intersubjectivity in a global environment. Importantly, it also helps students imagine the needs of future citizens of the world through their fictions.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first year English or HUS1PWR or HUS1MOV
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This is the second-year core subject for an English Major in the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Listen Deeply | Prescribed | Kemarre Wallace, K., | IAD PRESS 2010 |
| Readings | Rings of Saturn | Prescribed | Sebald, WG. | LONDON: HARVILL PRESS 1996 |
| Readings | The Map and the Territory; | Prescribed | Houellebecq, M. | LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN 2011 |
| Readings | Blood Meridian | Prescribed | McCarthy, C. | Random House |
| Readings | The Argonauts | Prescribed | Nelson, M. | Text Publishing, 2016 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Identify and apply relevant critical and theoretical concepts to analyse narrative, text, and aesthetic form, and the relationships between them
- Activities:
- Write clear, well-organized and proof read short pieces and a longer essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Develop students literary knowledge to achieve fluency in multiple creative and critical approaches to narrative and aesthetic form that help students recognise how the humanities respond to global change
- Activities:
- Write short pieces and a longer essay demonstrating critical appreciation of the issues in specific cases; engage in informed tutorial discussions of the prescribed texts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
03. Organise and express a persuasive written argument about a literary text, supported by appropriate evidence
- Activities:
- Write short pieces and a longer essay demonstrating critical appreciation of the issues in specific cases; engage in informed tutorial discussions of the prescribed texts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Demonstrate a critical sensibility in the analysis of literary texts from diverse social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Activities:
- Write short pieces and a longer essay demonstrating critical and analytical reasoning in specific cases; engage rationally with diverse views in tutorial discussions of the prescribed texts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
05. Learn a creative and critical vocabulary for exploring the complex relationships that connect us to our cultural contexts by a deepening appreciation and discernment of a range of narrative styles and authorial voices from around the world.
- Activities:
- Work in a sustained fashion week to week on the online modules, attend tutorials regularly and participate in discussion in a way that demonstrates good preparation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
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Albury-Wodonga, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workbook 2000 words | The workbook comprises of several sections. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| Essay 2000 words | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
Bendigo, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workbook 2000 words | The workbook comprises of several sections. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| Essay 2000 words | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workbook 2000 words | The workbook comprises of several sections. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| Essay 2000 words | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
Mildura, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workbook 2000 words | The workbook comprises of several sections. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| Essay 2000 words | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
Shepparton, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workbook 2000 words | The workbook comprises of several sections. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| Essay 2000 words | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |