AustLit
Texts
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Experience : A Memoir !$!Amis, Martin!$! New York!$!Vintage!$!2001
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y Friday Forever : Memoirs of Madness London : Radcliffe Publishing , 2011 Z1855576 2011 single work biography (taught in 1 units)
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Reading Autobiography : A Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives!$!Watson, Julia; Smith, Sidonie!$! Minnesota!$!University of Minnesota Press!$!2001
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y Griffith Review Such is Life no. 33 Spring 2011 Z1794574 2011 periodical issue (taught in 1 units)
Degrees
Description
Memoir is a flourishing creative non-fiction genre. This subject explores a selection of contemporary memoirs - reading as writers - and also develops creative writing competencies. Critical examination of contemporary texts will focus both on content and the sociological attractions of memoirs, as well as the forms and techniques authors use to shape story, considering the interrelationships of technical and thematic concerns. Theoretical and critical issues such as ethics and authenticity, will also be surveyed. Because the elastic characteristics of the novel can now be found in non-fiction, craft workshops will be devoted to developing creative skills particular to the memoirist. The guided writing workshops aim to strengthen student's skills in areas such as accessing confessional material, 'capturing' content, writing about place, structuring narratives, conducting research and interviews, and how to deal with ethical issues in writing about subjects.
Assessment
One 4,000 word essay
Other Details
Offered in:
2010
Current Campus:
Bundoora
Levels:
Undergraduate - Honours
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