AustLit
Texts
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Our Country's Good
London
:
Methuen
Royal Court Theatre
,
1988
Z452849
1988
single work
drama
(taught in 4 units)
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Real Inspector Hound!$!Stoppard!$!!$!!$!
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Brave New World!$!Huxley, Aldous!$!!$!!$!
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Rear Window [film]!$!Hitchcock dir.!$!!$!!$!
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Never Let Me Go!$!Ishiguro!$!!$!!$!
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Vertigo [film]!$!Hitchcock dir.!$!!$!!$!
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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
Offered in:
2010
Current Campus:
Hobart
Levels:
Undergraduate
