AustLit
Texts
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y Breath Camberwell : Hamish Hamilton , 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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The Passion!$!Winterson!$!Vintage!$!!$!
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Sula!$!Morrison!$!Vintage!$!!$!
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The God Of Small Things!$!Arundhati Roy!$!Flamingo!$!!$!
Degrees
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 a range of texts, both literary and filmic. It will provide an opportunity for students to analyse and interrogate 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 tutorial presentation (15%), 1x2000wd essay (45%), 1x2hr exam (40%)
Other Details
Offered in:
2011
Current Campus:
Camperdown Darlington
Levels:
Undergraduate
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