eng2alt american literature

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ENG2ALT

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students explore the emergence of new kinds of writings in the United States from the American Renaissance of the nineteenth century through to the present day, with a particular focus on modernist and postmodernist texts. We will examine some of the ways in which a distinctive American voice emerges in the period under examination as well as key concepts such the American Dream, American exceptionalism, and Westward expansion. In particular, students will explore disputes over notions of truth, history, and memory in American literature during this period, as well as examining the relationship between Europe and the United States.

SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites 15 credit points of first-year English or HUS1PWR or HUS1FAS

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsENG3ALT

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

The Great Gatsby

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorFitzgerald, Scott

YearN/A

Edition/VolumeN/A

Publishercharles scribner

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Beloved

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorMorrison, T.

YearN/A

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherPICADOR

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O Pioneers!

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorCather, Willa

YearN/A

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherPenguin

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Slaughterhouse-five

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorVonnegut, Kurt

YearN/A

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherDELL

ISBNN/A

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Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply several concepts central to the understanding of American literature.

02. Demonstrate use of appropriate academic citation and referencing protocols.

03. Identify relevant criticism in the field and the capacity to put that knowledge to effective use in the course of the student's own critical reading of a literary text.

04. Identify the romantic and/or modernist and/or postmodernist characteristics of at least five of the literary texts studied in the subject.

05. Write cogent and well-structured essays that mobilise students' reading and understanding of the relevant criticism.

Subject options

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Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.50 hour seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2000-word Research Essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word Textual Analysis To be due early in the semester (week 4/5) to provide feedback on students' early progress in the subject.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.50 hour seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2000-word Research Essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word Textual Analysis To be due early in the semester (week 4/5) to provide feedback on students' early progress in the subject.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.50 hour seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2000-word Research Essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word Textual Analysis To be due early in the semester (week 4/5) to provide feedback on students' early progress in the subject.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Mildura, 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.50 hour seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2000-word Research Essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word Textual Analysis To be due early in the semester (week 4/5) to provide feedback on students' early progress in the subject.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Ten 1.50 hour seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2000-word Research Essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word Textual Analysis To be due early in the semester (week 4/5) to provide feedback on students' early progress in the subject.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
1000-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5