AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE
ENG2AUL
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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.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDamien Barlow
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesLecture, tutorial, online activities and essay writing
Capstone subjectNo
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Prerequisites 60 credit points of level 1 subjects
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The Man Who Loved Children
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AuthorStead. Christina
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PublisherSt Martin's Press
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That Deadman Dance
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AuthorScott, Kim
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PublisherPicador
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The Broken Shore
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AuthorTemple, Peter
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The Monkey's Mask
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AuthorPorter, Dorothy
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PublisherPan Macmillan
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