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Contemporary Australian Women Writers - AUST2015
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: ENGL2621, ENGL3401, WOMS2108
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines the particular concerns of a selection of contemporary Australian women novelists, poets and a short story writer. In the process asks whether women write from a different perspective, or have different concerns from their male counterparts in a culture that is generally considered to be male-dominated. Also considers the special question of women writing about the land.


Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should:
  • Have engaged in close readings of set texts
  • Become familiar with some of the debates, theories and practices that constitute contemporary Australian women's writing
  • Be able to critically analyse literary and visual texts to locate the significance of these theories and practices
  • Have honed creative, research and writing skills through the fulfilment of assessments
  • Have extended communicational and collaborative skills through teamwork in tutorial discussions.

Assessment

  • Research task (500 words) - 15%
  • In-class test - 30%
  • Final essay (2000-2500 words) - 40%
  • Participation - 15%

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