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y separately published work icon Toy Symphony Michael Gow , 2007 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2008 Z1440999 2007 single work drama (taught in 4 units)

'Roland Henning has writer's block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.'

Source: Belvoir Street website, http://www.belvoir.com.au
Sighted: 05/11/2007

Description

This subject explores the relationship between writing and ideology: the philosophical, cultural and political modes that affect creative production. In this subject, you will consider the implications of writing fiction within contemporary Australian society. Specifically, you will reflect on: Questions of textual power: What is the relationship between ideology and textual structure? How can a writer resist implicit textual control? Questions of responsibility: What is the writer’s relationship with his/her culture? Does the writer have an ethical duty to his/her audience? You will explore these questions through two approaches: by analysing existing literary texts in the light of critical theory; and by applying the ideas discussed to your own writing.

Assessment

Close analysis task, collaborative reading/writing task, tutorial activity, creative work/reflective essay, lecture and tutorial engagement

Other Details

Refer to this link on the Library's website for a full list of readings in this unit: http://iii.library.uow.edu.au/search~S0?/rCACW231+@ereadings/rcacw231+@ereadings/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=rcacw231+@ereadings&1%2C1%2C

Levels: Undergraduate
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