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.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Claire Knowles

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

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

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ENG3ALT

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

The Great Gatsby

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Fitzgerald, Scott

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: charles scribner

ISBN: N/A

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Beloved

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Morrison, T.

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: PICADOR

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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O Pioneers!

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Cather, Willa

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Penguin

ISBN: N/A

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Slaughterhouse-five

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Vonnegut, Kurt

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: DELL

ISBN: N/A

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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

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.

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Claire 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 AnalysisTo 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 enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Claire 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 AnalysisTo 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 enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Claire 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 AnalysisTo 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 enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Claire 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 AnalysisTo 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 enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Claire 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 AnalysisTo 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