Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Victoria Flanagan
W6A 627
By appointment - please email to arrange.
Ryan Twomey
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MChildLit or MCrWrit or GradDipChildLit or GradDipCrWrit or MEChild or MA in Children's Literature
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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 introduces students to contemporary literary and cultural theories pertinent to reading and analysing texts produced for children. Topics include social and historical contexts for the production and reception of children's literature; constructions of childhood; semiotics of visual and verbal texts; critical approaches to children's texts; ideology and value; classics, canons and postmodernity.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation | 10% | No | Evaluated Weekly |
Literature Review | 40% | No | 20th March, 2017 |
Major Research Essay | 50% | No | 14th June, 2017 |
Due: Evaluated Weekly
Weighting: 10%
A threshold requirement for participation marks is attendance and involvement in all the seminars. Attendance is mandatory in LIT864—there is no quota of classes you can miss without impact on your participation grade. Absences will be excused only under exceptional circumstances.
Class Participation for External Students:
External students must participate in online discussions via the LIT 864 iLearn site. One post per week is the minimum participation requirement. External students should read the weekly texts and prepare the seminar discussion topics in advance, then post responses to the seminar questions and respond to the postings of other students, to facilitate an active discussion such as would occur in a face-to-face seminar. Students are also encouraged to raise other relevant points of interest in their online discussions
Due: 20th March, 2017
Weighting: 40%
Write a critical review of two of the articles of literary criticism provided for this task (please consult the LIT 864 Handbook). This review, of approx 1500 words, should examine the extent to which these articles are informed and/or shaped by concepts employed by their authors to position themselves in relation to the texts they discuss, and whether these concepts enhance reading or limit it.
Due: 14th June, 2017
Weighting: 50%
Please select a topic for this essay from the LIT 864 Handbook. Your essay should be 3000 words in length.
The unit is delivered online via the LIT864 ilearn site. Set texts are available from the University Coop bookshop and other resources are available in E-reserve in the library.
Required Reading:
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Departmental Policies
All assignments are to be submitted through turnitin on the LIT864 ilearn site.
Extensions and Disruptions to study. If you have a legitimate reason for being unable to submit your work by the due date please contact the unit convenor before the due date; a lateness penalty my otherwise by imposed (2% per day). Formal requests for disruption to study should be submitted via ask@mq.edu.au
Word Limits
Word limits need to be adhered to. Papers which are 10% over or under the word limit may be penalised.
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