AustLit
Texts
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Vertigo [film]!$!Hitchcock dir.!$! !$!!$!
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Rear Window [film]!$!Hitchcock dir.!$! !$!!$!
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Our Country's Good
London
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Methuen
Royal Court Theatre
,
1988
Z452849
1988
single work
drama
(taught in 4 units)
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Seven Centuries of Poetry in English
John Leonard
(editor),
South Melbourne
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Oxford University Press
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2003
Z1058257
2003
anthology
poetry
(taught in 6 units)
Contains poetry from twelve countries, including Australia, and spans the development of English poetry over seven centuries.
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Never Let Me Go!$!Ishiguro!$! !$!!$!
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Brave New World!$!Huxley, Aldous!$! !$!!$!
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Real Inspector Hound!$!Stoppard!$! !$!!$!
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Short Guide To Writing About Literature!$!Barnet and Cain!$! !$!!$!
Description
How do short stories, poems, plays, novels or films generate meaning? This unit explores some of the strategies we can use to unpack the assumptions and ideas conveyed by literary texts. It introduces students to the work of close reading, critical thinking, and creative and academic writing practices. Students who successfully complete this unit will have gained a foundational vocabulary and developed core skills on which to base further studies in English.
Assessment
2,500 word internal assessment (50%), 2-hr exam (40%), participation tasks (10%)
Other Details
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Hobart
Levels:
Undergraduate
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