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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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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
ENGX1001 or ENGX1002 or ENGX120; and 20cp in ENGX units at 2000 level or above
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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 examines different critical approaches to analysing literature, including narratological, postcolonial, feminist, and cognitive. This range of perspectives will open up ways of considering what literature is, what kinds of knowledge it provides, and what is at stake — culturally, politically, aesthetically, and emotionally — in the way texts are understood and consumed. This unit will prepare students for research in literary studies by addressing questions concerning how we as scholars approach literary texts and the critical responses they have attracted; how we recognize and assess a literary approach; and what questions and access points we use to understand and critique literary texts. Practically, students will learn to identify, understand, and apply different questions and concepts to the interpretation of texts and to the creation of meaning. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participatory task | 20% | No | Weeks 2-12 |
Essay 2000 words | 30% | No | 01/04/2021 |
Essay 3000 words | 50% | No | 06/06/2021 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Weeks 2-12
Weighting: 20%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set forum discussion topics and to any relevant additional research undertaken. Participation in forum group activities; answering questions in weekly forums and contributing meaningfully to discussion.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 01/04/2021
Weighting: 30%
Discursive (essay) response to one of the set essay questions
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 48 hours
Due: 06/06/2021
Weighting: 50%
Discursive (essay) response to one of the set essay questions
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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 discussion activities (weeks 2 to 12, inclusive).
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:
William Shakespeare, The Tempest. Students may use any edition of this widely available text.
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