THE HISTORY OF THE NOVEL
ENG2NAA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will explore the connections between the novel and modernity. Following the novel from its invention in the 18th century, this subject will investigate how novels have been sites of experimentation from the genre's beginnings right up to the present moment, and we will analyse the ways in which the genre understands itself as being "novel" (that is, new) in terms of its engagement with social and cultural change. Students will hone their understanding of textual analysis, literary history and the role of structure and historical and political context in making a novel's meaning. Students completing this subject will encounter a range of novels from a range of literary periods, and will develop an understanding of the way in which the genre has developed over time. By closely analysing how authors from different cultural moments have represented and changed the worlds they live in, this subject will enrich students' understanding of how writing, critical reading and literary analysis are part of global citizenship.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Ellen Smith
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: At least 30 first year credit points
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
Sense and Sensibility
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Austen, Jane.
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: Book - other editions may be used.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & co.
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Oroonoko, and Other Writings
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Behn, Aphra
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: Book - other editions may be used.
Publisher: Oxford World's Classics
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
To the Lighthouse
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Woolf, Virginia
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: Book - other editions may be used.
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Great Expectations
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Dickens, Charles
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: Book - other editions may be used.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & co.
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Sterne, Laurence
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: Book - other editions may be used.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & co.
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Alias Grace
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Atwood, Margaret
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Virago
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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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
Intended Learning Outcomes
Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellen Smith
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week 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 face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Textual analysis (1000 words)Close analysis of a passage selection. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO5 |
Research essay (2000 words)Research essay comparing two novels. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (1000 words equivalent)Critical appraisal of a secondary source to be delivered in class or uploaded to LMS as a video or podcast. Written script to be submitted for assessment. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5 |
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellen Smith
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week 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 face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Textual analysis (1000 words)Close analysis of a passage selection. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO5 |
Research essay (2000 words)Research essay comparing two novels. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (1000 words equivalent)Critical appraisal of a secondary source to be delivered in class or uploaded to LMS as a video or podcast. Written script to be submitted for assessment. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellen Smith
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week 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 face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Textual analysis (1000 words)Close analysis of a passage selection. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO5 |
Research essay (2000 words)Research essay comparing two novels. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (1000 words equivalent)Critical appraisal of a secondary source to be delivered in class or uploaded to LMS as a video or podcast. Written script to be submitted for assessment. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5 |
Mildura, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellen Smith
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week 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 face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Textual analysis (1000 words)Close analysis of a passage selection. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO5 |
Research essay (2000 words)Research essay comparing two novels. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (1000 words equivalent)Critical appraisal of a secondary source to be delivered in class or uploaded to LMS as a video or podcast. Written script to be submitted for assessment. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5 |
Shepparton, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellen Smith
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week 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 face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Textual analysis (1000 words)Close analysis of a passage selection. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO5 |
Research essay (2000 words)Research essay comparing two novels. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (1000 words equivalent)Critical appraisal of a secondary source to be delivered in class or uploaded to LMS as a video or podcast. Written script to be submitted for assessment. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5 |