UNSW Handbook Course - Literature of Revolution

Literature of Revolution - ENGL1009


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of English
	Contact: McMahon,Elizabeth Nora
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Examines the relationship between social upheaval and literary production focusing on key moments in the culture of modernity including the French Revolution, the American Civil War and the Industrial Revolution. Considers literature of protest and reform in civil rights movements that have profoundly reshaped conceptions of the individual, community and the state. Will include fiction, drama and poetry and consider the political charge of oratory and forms of disobedience played out in experimental writing. Comprises modules focused on literary analysis and a component of creative writing.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Critically analyse texts from a range of media and genres
Write critical responses to issues raised in the course
Identify connections between literary production and broader social and cultural events
Contextualise and articulate their own critical position
Identify the relationship between structural aspects of the text and its political motivation
Write a fluent and cogent essay with a clear line of argument.

Assessment

Short answer exercise - 10%
Essay including Consultation Week plan (1000 words) - 20%
Essay (1500 words) - 35%
Open-book test - 20%
Tutorial preparation and participation - 15%

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