EL4070 - Contemporary British Literature
Credit points: |
6 |
Year: |
2014 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
1
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Administered by: |
School of Arts and Social Sciences (pre 2015) |
An advanced study of British literature in the last twenty years, this subject is
intended to shed light on the fiction, poetry and drama of a country with an overwhelmingly
rich literary heritage but an uncertain place in the world. The subject will also
involve writing of other kinds e.g. autobiography, travel-writing and literary criticism.
Learning Outcomes
- a sense of the British literary establishment, its ideological allies and opponents;
- a thorough understanding of the set texts both in themselves, in relation to the British
literary tradition and in the context of recent social developments in that country;
- an awareness of the different perspectives on contemporary literature that emerge
in different English-speaking countries;
- an understanding of the new place of minority literatures in British culture.
Prerequisites: |
EL3837 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
|
EL4008 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Internal,
Study Period 1
|
Census Date 27-Mar-2014 |
Workload expectations: |
- 24 hours workshops/Seminars
|
Assessment: |
end of semester exam (30%); presentations (20%); essays (50%). |
|
|
Cairns,
Internal,
Study Period 1
|
Census Date 27-Mar-2014 |
Workload expectations: |
- 24 hours workshops/Seminars
|
Assessment: |
end of semester exam (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (50%). |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.