Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Stephanie Russo
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp 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
Apart from being hugely entertaining, what does being popular mean? Cultural perceptions of what makes literaturefiction popular, rather than elite, serious or academic, constantly shift in response to changing historical circumstances. This unit looks at a wide variety of popular novels and short stories from different genres and different historical periods: Gothic novels, crime and detective fiction, romance, popular women's fiction, and fantasy and science fiction. This unit will explore how such texts differ from and challenge their “respectable” counterparts, and consider issues of production, reception, audience engagement and fandom. |
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Case study/analysis | 35% | No | Thursday 14 April 2022 11.59pm |
Participatory Task 1: Weeks 1-7 | 10% | No | Weeks 1-6 |
Research Essay | 45% | No | Sunday 5 June 2022 11.59pm |
Participatory task 2: Weeks 8-12 | 10% | No | Weeks 7-12 |
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Thursday 14 April 2022 11.59pm
Weighting: 35%
Through a written task, students will demonstrate skills in textual analysis.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: Weeks 1-6
Weighting: 10%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set tutorial topics. Participation in group activities; answering questions in weekly tutorials and contributing meaningfully to in-class discussion.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 45 hours
Due: Sunday 5 June 2022 11.59pm
Weighting: 45%
Students will compose a research essay on a set topic.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weeks 7-12
Weighting: 10%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set tutorial topics. Participation in group activities; answering questions in weekly tutorials and contributing meaningfully to in-class discussion.
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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
Delivery and Resources
1 x weekly 1hr recorded lecture (Weeks 1-12)
1 x weekly 1hr tutorial, online or face-to-face (Weeks 2-12)
Required texts:
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Jennifer Crusie, Welcome to Temptation
Jacqueline Sussan, Valley of the Dolls
Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
Ursula LeGuin, The Wizard of Earthsea
Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca
Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library
Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum
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02/02/2022 | Amended staff contacts. |
Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook