Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Stephanie Russo
W6A Room 623
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp in ENGL units at 200 level
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores narrative technique in the novel. We will study recent theories of how narratives work and apply these ideas to the interpretation of novels with apparently different aims and strategies, including realism, experimentation with form, and the use of the genre as a vehicle for social commentary or humour. Particular attention will be paid to reconceptualisations of the genre, and different theories accounting for the construction of meaning in narrative.
In this unit, students will learn advanced textual analysis and critical practice, including how to interpret and describe the way time and pace are managed; the representation of character and agency; the presentation of consciousness and memory; subjectivity; metafiction; and style and rhetoric in prose fiction. |
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Essay 1 | 30% | 11.59 pm Sunday 18 September |
Reflection Statement | 10% | 11.59pm Friday 28 October |
Essay 2 | 40% | 11.59 pm Wednesday 16 November |
Tutorial Performance | 20% | Weeks 1-13 |
Due: 11.59 pm Sunday 18 September
Weighting: 30%
2000-word essay on topic supplied, or negotiated with convenor.
Due: 11.59pm Friday 28 October
Weighting: 10%
500 word reflection task
Due: 11.59 pm Wednesday 16 November
Weighting: 40%
2500-word essay on topic supplied, or negotiated with convenor.
Due: Weeks 1-13
Weighting: 20%
Attendance at tutorials, demonstrated preparation for and participation in class discussions and activities
Delivery:
Day seminars; iLearn
Classes:
Students are required to attend a two-hour seminar each week, (Class attendance is a requirement for being eligible to pass the unit; attendance plus preparation and participation is required to earn a seminar mark). Any absences must be supported by a medical or other certificate.
Times and Locations for Seminars:
For current updates, class times and venues, please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Required and recommended resources
Novels (in order of use)
Recommended Critical Texts
Week |
Topic |
Week 1
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Introduction
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Week 2
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Time, characterisation |
Week 3
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Focalisation and consciousness |
Week 4
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Narration |
Week 5
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Reading |
Week 6
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Genre |
Week 7
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Style & voice |
Week 8
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Unreliable narrator(s) |
Week 9
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Representing race |
Week 10
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Humour |
Week 11
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The world of the novel |
Week 12
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The novel today |
Week 13
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Review |
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