Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convener
Stephanie Russo
Contact via Email
25B Wally's Walk, Level 2
By appointment
Tutor
Libby King
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Historical fiction is one of the oldest genres of the literary novel, but the past is also used in many different ways in popular mass-market fiction such as romance and fantasy. This unit explores the use of history in narrative forms, including medieval literature, the rise of the novel in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and the explosion of popular genre fiction in the twentieth century. It looks at how the genre became "feminised" and the role of the novelist Georgette Heyer in creating a new subgenre of historical romance. It explores how a wide range of historical periods, from the classical world to Australian history, are fictionalised. Yet the twenty-first century historical novel is not merely entertaining; it can create debates and challenge public perceptions of the past in unsettling ways. Students will also consider how the past informs literary and popular fiction, and why historical fiction can sometimes be considered a form of historiographical interpretation, especially in novels relating to the Second World War and the Holocaust. |
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Late Assessment Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Professsional writing task | 35% | No | 23:55 on 18/09/2022 |
Participatory task | 20% | No | Ongoing, scheduled classes |
Essay | 45% | No | 23.55 on 6/11/2022 |
Assessment Type 1: Professional writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 23:55 on 18/09/2022
Weighting: 35%
Professional writing task
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 36 hours
Due: Ongoing, scheduled classes
Weighting: 20%
Preparation of notes for class relating to set tutorial topics and any additional research. Participation in online group activities; answering questions in online weekly tutorials and contributing meaningfully to in-class discussion
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 37 hours
Due: 23.55 on 6/11/2022
Weighting: 45%
Research essay related to a set topic
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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
Texts to purchase:
Madeline Miller, Song of Achilles
Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy
Hannah Capin, The Dead Queens Club
Toni Morrison, Beloved
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
Leah Purcell, The Drover's Wife: The Play (please note: we still be studying the play ONLY, not the novel of the same name).
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New texts selected and previous text selections deleted (medievalism content deleted, new Australian fiction selection, some historical romance content deleted)
Unit information based on version 2022.04 of the Handbook