DEATH, PLEASURE AND THE LITERARY IMAGINATION
ENG1DPL
2021
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.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJuliane Roemhild
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesDiscussions in class, the lectures, podcasts and in online chat-rooms, online quizzes and written assignments
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
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PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
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Learning resources
Middlesex
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorJeffrey Eugenides
Year2002
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherPicador
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
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Wuthering Heights
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorEmily Bronte
Year2002
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherNorton Critical Edition
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
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The Passion
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorJeanette Winterson
Year1997
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherGrove
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Introduction to Literature, Criticism & Theory
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorAndrew Bennett & Nicholas Royle
Year2014
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
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URLN/A
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
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WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
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Subject options
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Albury-Wodonga, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane 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 online.
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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent) | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Bendigo, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane 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 online.
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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent) | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane 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 online.
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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent) | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane 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 online.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent) | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Mildura, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane 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 online.
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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent) | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Shepparton, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJuliane 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 online.
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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 x online modules (multiple choice tests) (1000 words equivalent) | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO4 |
One 1800-word essay in lieu of examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |