Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor, Lecturer, Tutor
Geoffrey Payne
Contact via email
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ENGL1001 or ENGL1002 or ENGL120; and 20cp in ENGL 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:
Participatory tasks will be conducted in class during the time of your scheduled tutorial. The essay and research essay must be submitted via Turnitin in iLearn.
‘Please note that the University and the Faculty of Arts have launched a new assessment policy effective as of 1 July 2021. This new policy particularly affects LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS.
The Faculty policy in relation to late assessment submissions is as follows:
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. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests, etc.
To be clear:
· Unless you have applied for special consideration and had your application approved, for each day your assignment is late, 10 marks will be deducted. For example, if you submit your assignment 7 days late, 70 marks will be deducted, which means you will fail that assignment.
· If your assignment is more than 7 days late (including weekends), you will get 0 marks for your assignment.
These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.
If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration’.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Essay | 30% | No | 23.59 on Thursday 14/04/2022 |
Research Essay | 50% | No | 23.59 on Sunday 05/06/2022 |
Participatory task | 20% | No | Weekly, ongoing |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 23.59 on Thursday 14/04/2022
Weighting: 30%
Discursive (essay) response to one of the set questions. Further information pertaining to the task can be found on the iLearn site for the unit.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 48 hours
Due: 23.59 on Sunday 05/06/2022
Weighting: 50%
Students will write a research essay relating to the unit’s key themes and concepts. Further information pertaining to the task can be found on the iLearn site for the unit.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: Weekly, ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set seminar topics and to any relevant additional research undertaken. Participation in group activities; answering questions in weekly seminars and contributing meaningfully to in-class discussion.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Students will be required to attend 1 lecture and 1 tutorial each week. Lectures will begin in week 1. Tutorials begin in week 2.
Most readings for this unit will be supplied digitally via the Macquarie University Library. Students will need to arrange their own access to a copy of William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest (any edition).
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Date | Description |
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02/02/2022 | Updated late-penalty wording for latest approved version and revised assignment due time to accord with approved formatting. |
Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook