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Literature of Revolution - ENGL1009
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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
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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 should 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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