ENGL2009
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
Examines recent writing of fiction in Australia from 1990 to the present. It covers a range of genres, including novel, short story, autobiography and metafiction, and explores the tension between postmodernism and politics in the field through an examination of the discourses of gender, class, race and sexuality in each text.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2018.
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): ENGL3460. Students who have successfully completed ENGL3460 are not eligible to enrol in ENGL2009.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. A detailed knowledge of the texts on the course and of the literary field under examination;
2. The ability to analyse literary texts in their social contexts; and
3. A detailed understanding of the theoretical concepts informing recent shifts in the field.
Content
- an examination of the diverse generic content of Australian fiction of the last decade;
- an examination of the relationship between literary text and social context;
- an examination of the consistent tension between postmodernism and;
- discussion of politics in the period.
Requisite
This course replaces ENGL3460. If you have successfully completed ENGL3460 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
20 units of English at 1000 level
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Two to four written assignments
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Participation: Student participation in class discussion
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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