AustLit

This subject looks at the development of Black Australian writing and the way in which Black Australians have used writing to reflect their lives and consciousness. There will be an overview of Indigenous Australian literature in relation to social, historical and political contexts. Fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry and popular critically acclaimed feature films will be explored through various models of contemporary literary criticism and students will apply conventions from these, as well as their own perspectives in the appreciation and analysis of selected texts. On completion of this subject students should understand the complexities of Black Australian writing in the context of post-colonial Australia and its relation to everyday life in Australia today. This subject will be offered through on-line activities and therefore requires students to have access to the World Wide Web. Those students who do not have access to LearnJCU must contact the Subject Co-ordinator.