POETICS, AESTHETICS, PERFORMATIVITY
ENG4POE
2018
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the literary, screen and performing arts. Its terms (poetics, aesthetics, and performativity) refer to some of the most influential ideas in arts practice and theory today, turning on questions such as: how are meanings made in text or performance? Are meanings carried in narrative only, or does aesthetic form also shape what meanings a text or film or performance can carry? How are concepts such as meaning and knowledge made and contested in the arts? What possibilities are there for the arts today to unsettle and destabilise received ideas of the world and bring about a 'revolution in feeling'?
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorAlison Ravenscroft
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in AHA or AHCA or AHMS
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Ulysses | Recommended | Joyce, James | any edition |
| Readings | Mrs Dalloway | Recommended | Woolf, Virginia | any edition |
| Readings | Othello | Recommended | Shakespeare, William | any edition |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. A knowledge of concepts central to understanding contemporary theories of poetics, aesthetics and performativity
- Activities:
- Written work that demonstrates knowledge of the relevant concepts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing (Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
02. Knowledge and understanding of a range of critical and theoretical texts studied in the subject,
- Activities:
- Written work that demonstrates the relevant critical skills
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing (Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
03. Knowledge of academic citation and referencing protocols.
- Activities:
- Written work that conforms to the proper academic protocols of citation and reference.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing (Writing)
04. The capacity to put this knowledge and understanding to effective use in the course of the development of the student's argument.
- Activities:
- Written work that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the relevant criticism and its effective mobilisation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing (Writing)
- Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
05. To write cogent and well-structured essays that mobilise students' reading and understanding of the relevant texts.
- Activities:
- Written work with clear argumentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking)
- Writing (Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAlison Ravenscroft
Class requirements
Lecture
Week:
31
-
43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 31 to week 43
and delivered via blended.
Tutorial
Week:
31
-
43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 31 to week 43
and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 4,000-word essay | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| One 4,000-word essat | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |