AustLit
Texts
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Breath
Camberwell
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Hamish Hamilton
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2008
Z1457075
2008
single work
novel
(taught in 21 units)
'Breath is a story about the wildness of youth - the lust for excitement and terror, the determination to be extraordinary, the wounds that heal and those that don't - and about learning to live with its passing.'
Source: Publisher's website
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Oroonoko & Other Writings, Behn
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde
Handbag, Ravenhill
Description
What makes the subject of identity so compelling? How are we ourselves involved in the construction of such identity? This unit explores the topic of self in literary and cinematic texts. It will provide an opportunity for students to analyse and creatively explore the construction of self in a variety of social contexts by focusing on textual representations of sexuality, race and gender in ways that are relevant to being and living in today's world.
Assessment
1x500wd Assignment (15%), 1x2000wd Essay (45%), 1x2hr Exam (40%)
