DEATH, PLEASURE AND THE LITERARY IMAGINATION

ENG1DPL

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

What do pleasure and death have to do with literature? This subject introduces key terms and concepts in literary studies through the lens of our pleasures and fears as they have shaped literature and culture for centuries. Since Scheherazade stories have mediated between pleasure and death. This subject explores the ways humans have transformed questions of life, death and longing into literature in different times & places, genres & literary styles. The readings will be accompanied and elucidated by a range of tutorials, interactive lecture events and online forums.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Juliane Roemhild

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Introduction to Literature, Criticism & Theory

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Andrew Bennett & Nicholas Royle

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Middlesex

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Jeffrey Eugenides

Year: 2002

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Picador

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Wuthering Heights

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Emily Bronte

Year: 2002

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Norton Critical Edition

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

The Passion

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Jeanette Winterson

Year: 1997

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Grove

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify and reflect on the different intellectual and emotional dimensions of reading for a range of fictional and critical texts.

02. To apply basic critical and theoretical concepts and terminology in the analysis of literary texts.

03. To identify and contextualise theoretical concepts in secondary readings and incorporate secondary readings meaningfully into a research essay.

04. To analyse passages of literary texts through close reading.

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Juliane Roemhild

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
One 1200-word essay (includes peer workshopping of a draft of the assessment, worth 5%)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO2, SILO4
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Juliane Roemhild

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
One 1200-word essay (includes peer workshopping of a draft of the assessment, worth 5%)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO2, SILO4
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Juliane Roemhild

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
One 1200-word essay (includes peer workshopping of a draft of the assessment, worth 5%)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO2, SILO4
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Mildura, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Juliane Roemhild

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
One 1200-word essay (includes peer workshopping of a draft of the assessment, worth 5%)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO2, SILO4
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Juliane Roemhild

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
One 1200-word essay (includes peer workshopping of a draft of the assessment, worth 5%)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO2, SILO4
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4