AustLit

NB: Information in this Unit Outline is subject to change prior to commencement of semester

The unit provides an introduction to key concepts in literary studies.The theories relate to ideas and terminology that students from a range of Creative Industries disciplines will be expected to become familiar with throughout the course of their study. You are introduced to concepts that form the basis of discussions in a range of academic discourses so that you can engage analytically with texts and their contexts.

Aim

The unit aims to give you the 'tools' and knowledge with which you can critically analyse and creatively appreciate a range of texts so that you are able to enter into academic or popular discourse with an understanding of important critical concepts.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you should be able to:

1. understand critically the relationship between texts and contexts;

2. appreciate some of the major discourses that have contributed to contemporary culture;

3. display competence in applying analytical methods;

4. understand the widespread and powerful influence of the frameworks discussed;

5. be capable of creatively and/or analytically responding to writerly and readerly concepts;

6. use enhanced communication skills.

Content

This unit addresses content such as literary concepts, framings of reading and writing and approaches to literary studies. You will look at questions such as: What is an author? What is a literary critic? through close examination of creative and critical material. Concepts such as commodification, consumption and public and private space will also be addressed.