AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE
ENG2AUL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Australian literature has been seen as interested in trying to locate a specifically Australian identity. In this subject we consider twentieth and twenty-first century Australian writing which is in some way concerned with identifying Australian place, nationality, character, and landscape through representations of the past and our contemporary world. We examine the various ways in which history and place is used to present or contest versions of Australia.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDamien Barlow
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites A first year subject
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Voss | Prescribed | White, Patrick | Vintage |
| Readings | The Man Who Loved Children | Prescribed | Stead. Christina | St Martin's Press |
| Readings | That Deadman Dance | Prescribed | Scott, Kim | Picador |
| Readings | The Monkey's Mask | Prescribed | Porter, Dorothy | Pan Macmillan |
| Readings | The Broken Shore | Prescribed | Temple, Peter | Text |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Explain and interpret Australian literature
- Activities:
- lecture, tutorial, online activities and essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Identify and elucidate the context in which Australian literature was produced and how it was originally interpreted, and how interpreations have changed over time.
- Activities:
- lecture, tutorial, online activities, and essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Undertake the close analysis of complex literary texts and write clearly about that analysis
- Activities:
- Essay writing and online activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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