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ENGX3010 – 20th-Century Literature: Human to Posthuman
2021 – Session 2, Fully online/virtual
Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update
The decision has been made to conduct study online for the remainder of Session 2 for all units WITHOUT mandatory on-campus learning activities. Exams for Session 2 will also be online where possible to do so.
This is due to the extension of the lockdown orders and to provide certainty around arrangements for the remainder of Session 2. We hope to return to campus beyond Session 2 as soon as it is safe and appropriate to do so.
Some classes/teaching activities cannot be moved online and must be taught on campus. You should already know if you are in one of these classes/teaching activities and your unit convenor will provide you with more information via iLearn. If you want to confirm, see the list of units with mandatory on-campus classes/teaching activities.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Paul Sheehan
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cps at 1000 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 looks at a range of texts across the 20th century, from modernism to postmodernism and late modernism. The governing theme for the unit is what it means to be human, raising questions about memory, identity, agency, empathy, care and ethical responsibility. Topics to be discussed within these lines of enquiry include the death of God, the crisis of history, war and its aftermath, and changing gender dynamics. The range of international and Australian authors to be studied includes James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Gerald Murnane, Les Murray, J. M. Coetzee and Sarah Kane. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate critical and analytical reading strategies, interpretive analysis, scholarly research, and effective communication, with particular application to the field of modernist and postmodernist studies in English.
- ULO2: Identify, evaluate and apply principles of modernism and postmodernism to different literary modes, narrative and non-narrative.
- ULO3: Display creative thinking and construct cohesive arguments.
- ULO4: Consider how historical and theoretical propositions of modernism have shaped the reception and reproduction of 20th-century art more broadly.
- ULO5: Engage in informed critical discussion on unit content with peers and teachers, consider and assess others' points of view, and to argue a critical position.
General Assessment Information
IMPORTANT: ASSESSMENT POLICY CHANGE
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Textual analysis task | 10% | No | Week 5 |
| Participatory task | 20% | No | Weeks 7 and 13 |
| Literature review | 30% | No | Week 7 |
| Research Essay | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Textual analysis task
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 10%
Each student to pick one work from first or second half of unit, and to write a 600-word analysis explaining how the text explicates and/or deviates from its given field.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical and analytical reading strategies, interpretive analysis, scholarly research, and effective communication, with particular application to the field of modernist and postmodernist studies in English.
- Display creative thinking and construct cohesive arguments.
- Engage in informed critical discussion on unit content with peers and teachers, consider and assess others' points of view, and to argue a critical position.
Participatory task
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Weeks 7 and 13
Weighting: 20%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set tutorial topics and any addition research. Participation in group activities; answering questions in weekly tutorials and contributing meaningfully to in-class discussion.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical and analytical reading strategies, interpretive analysis, scholarly research, and effective communication, with particular application to the field of modernist and postmodernist studies in English.
- Display creative thinking and construct cohesive arguments.
- Engage in informed critical discussion on unit content with peers and teachers, consider and assess others' points of view, and to argue a critical position.
Literature review
Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 30%
Students to find a minimum of 5 recent journal articles or book chapters on their choice of modernist text, read and analyse each article for argument, then write a 1,000-word review of the field, explaining its current state and the issues discussed in the scholarship.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical and analytical reading strategies, interpretive analysis, scholarly research, and effective communication, with particular application to the field of modernist and postmodernist studies in English.
- Display creative thinking and construct cohesive arguments.
- Engage in informed critical discussion on unit content with peers and teachers, consider and assess others' points of view, and to argue a critical position.
Research Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 37 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
2,500-word research essay related to a set topic.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical and analytical reading strategies, interpretive analysis, scholarly research, and effective communication, with particular application to the field of modernist and postmodernist studies in English.
- Identify, evaluate and apply principles of modernism and postmodernism to different literary modes, narrative and non-narrative.
- Display creative thinking and construct cohesive arguments.
- Consider how historical and theoretical propositions of modernism have shaped the reception and reproduction of 20th-century art more broadly.
- Engage in informed critical discussion on unit content with peers and teachers, consider and assess others' points of view, and to argue a critical position.
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
Pre-recorded lectures and discussion forums.
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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
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Results
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Unit information based on version 2021.01 of the Handbook