EL5020 - Australian Literature

[Offered in odd-numbered years in Townsville. Offered in even-numbered years in Cairns. ]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

A detailed study of selected poetry, prose and drama focusing on a range of Australian social, historical and cultural issues. The subject examines how Australian writers and writing have conceptualised and polemicised such topics as crime and punishment, identity and race, religion and spirituality, nature and environment, the past and the future, art and culture.

Learning Outcomes

• to achieve a broad knowledge of how various social, historical and literary issues have been addressed by Australian writers;
• to acquire a grounding in the methodologies and critical practices to be found in Australian literary studies;
• to attain a comprehensive understanding of the set texts;
• to broaden and intensify the literary-critical skills and understanding attained by students at earlier levels, particularly where essay-writing and extra-literary issues are concerned;
• to develop a broad knowledge of Australian literary history and literary movements.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	Acceptance into graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EL2020 and EL3020

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coord/Lect:	Professor Michael Ackland.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.