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ENGL2020 – Revolution, Evolution, Humanity: Literature and Change in the Long Nineteenth Century
2020 – Session 2, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Geoffrey Payne
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ENGL1001 or ENGL120
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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 a selection of texts produced during the “long” nineteenth century in Britain, covering a period from the French Revolution of 1789 to the first decade of the twentieth century. The novels and poems you will study helped to create new visions of the human, creating and responding to changing worldviews about many facets of social life: political, scientific and artistic. Major figures such as Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Emily Bronte, Christina Rossetti and George Eliot will be studied alongside lesser-known innovators such as Charlotte Smith, John Clare and Augusta Webster. The unit will explore how these writers used literature to respond to the most challenging and divisive issues of their time in a way that still speaks to modern readers and created the foundation of the world we live in today. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specific texts and literary movements of the long nineteenth century in Britain.
- ULO2: Articulate links between literary texts and the cultural contexts that surround their production.
- ULO3: Exhibit skills in close textual analysis
- ULO4: Communicate arguments about literature, culture and aesthetic ideas in oral and written forms whilst engaging with other points of view.
- ULO5: Deploy research skills in order to support arguments about literary texts.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| iLearn Forum Discussion Activities | 20% | No | Weekly, ongoing |
| Textual Analysis Task | 25% | No | 06/09/2020 |
| Research Essay | 45% | No | 08/11/2020 |
| Weekly Quizzes | 10% | No | Weekly, ongoing |
iLearn Forum Discussion Activities
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Weekly, ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set tutorial topics and any additional research. Participation in group activities; answering questions in weekly iLearn Forum Discussions.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specific texts and literary movements of the long nineteenth century in Britain.
- Articulate links between literary texts and the cultural contexts that surround their production.
- Communicate arguments about literature, culture and aesthetic ideas in oral and written forms whilst engaging with other points of view.
- Deploy research skills in order to support arguments about literary texts.
Textual Analysis Task
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 06/09/2020
Weighting: 25%
Textual analysis of short passage drawn from a set text.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Articulate links between literary texts and the cultural contexts that surround their production.
- Exhibit skills in close textual analysis
- Communicate arguments about literature, culture and aesthetic ideas in oral and written forms whilst engaging with other points of view.
Research Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: 08/11/2020
Weighting: 45%
Research essay related to a set topic.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specific texts and literary movements of the long nineteenth century in Britain.
- Articulate links between literary texts and the cultural contexts that surround their production.
- Exhibit skills in close textual analysis
- Communicate arguments about literature, culture and aesthetic ideas in oral and written forms whilst engaging with other points of view.
- Deploy research skills in order to support arguments about literary texts.
Weekly Quizzes
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: Weekly, ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Short multiple choice quizzes related to weekly texts and topics
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specific texts and literary movements of the long nineteenth century in Britain.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
For this unit, students will be expected to listen to a 1 hour lecture each week of session (weeks 1 to 12, inclusive). Students will also be expected to participate in online forum discussions (acting in lieu of face-to-face tutorials, which have been suspended for S2, 2020 due to ongoing concerns about Coronavirus).
A list of readings will be provided for students via iLearn. Most readings will be provided in digital format via Leganto.
In addition to the digitised reading, students will be asked to source copies of the following texts:
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (Norton Critical Edition)
Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)
Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native (Oxford World's Classics)
Rudyard Kipling, Kim (Norton Critical Edition)
For each of these texts, the editions are recommended only and you may use other editions if you wish.
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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