| UNIT TITLE |
Contemporary Australian Literature |
| UNIT CODE |
CCC3106 |
| CREDIT POINTS |
15 |
| FULL YEAR UNIT |
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| MODE OF DELIVERY |
On-campus
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DESCRIPTION
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This unit explores contemporary Australian literature with particular focus on fiction, innovative non-fiction, drama and poetry. It examines current experiments with form, genre and content and shows how these are linked both to the continuing tradition of Australian literature and to current social concerns including regionality, gender, generationalism, and ethnicity.
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES |
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of recent Australian literature;
- recognise the principal themes in the selected texts and relate them to contemporary Australian culture and society;
- conceptualise Australian literature in terms of relevant theoretical concepts; and
- identify and engage with contemporary debates in Australian art and culture.
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| UNIT CONTENT |
- Prose fiction as a literary genre: experiments with style and form; representation of class, gender, region, generation or race.
- Identifying Australian literature through various thematic preoccupations in contemporary fiction, poetry and theatre.
- Applying literary theory to Australian fiction, poetry and plays.
- Close study of selected contemporary Australian authors who are shaping the identity of Australian literature.
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| TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES |
| Lectures, tutorials, and critical workshops
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| GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES |
- Ability to communicate
- Ability to work in teams
- Critical appraisal skills
- Ability to generate ideas
- Cross-cultural and international outlook
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Grading Schema 1 |
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| Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners. |
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Item
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On-Campus Assessment
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Value
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Exercise
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Two short exercises
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20%
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Presentation
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Case study and presentation
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40%
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Essay
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Research essay
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40%
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| TEXTS |
| Carey, P. (2009). Bliss. Faber and Faber. |
| Kinsella, J. (2011). Armour. Picador. |
| Tsiolkas, C. (2008). The Slap. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. |
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| Additional texts will be provided in class. |
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| SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES |
| Bartlett, A., Dixon, R. & Lee, C. (Eds.). (1998). Australian literature and the public sphere. Association for the study of Australian Literature. |
| Bartlett, A. (Ed.). (1998). Jamming the machinery: Contemporary Australian women’s writing. Association for the study of Australian Literature. |
| Ben-Messahel, S. (2006). Mind the country: Tim Winton's fiction. Perth: UWA Press. |
| Dalziell, R. (1999). Shameful autobiographies: Shame in contemporary Australian autobiographies and culture. Carlton South: Melbourne University Press. |
| Davis, M. (1999). Gangland: Cultural elites and the new generationalism. (2nd ed.). St. Leonards: Allen & Unwin. |
| Grossman, M. (Ed.). (2003). Blacklines: Contemporary critical writing by indigenous Australians. Carlton: Melbourne University Press. |
| McCann, A. (Ed.). (1998). Writing the everyday: Australian literature and the limits of suburbia. St. Lucia: Australian Literary Studies/University of Queensland Press. |
| McDonell, J. & Deves, M. (Eds.). (1997). Land and identity. Association for the study of Australian Literature. |
| MacPhee, H. (Ed.) (1999). Tim Winton: A celebration. Canberra: National Library of Australia. |
| Pritchard Hughes, K. (Ed.). (1997). Contemporary Australian feminism 2. South Melbourne: Longman. |
| Rossiter, R. & Jacobs, L. (Eds.) (1993). Reading Tim Winton. Pymble: Angus and Robertson. |
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| JOURNALS |
| The following journals are recommended as sources of articles and creative works relevant to this unit. |
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| APAIS. |
| Australasian Drama Studies |
| Australian Book Review. |
| Australian Literary Studies. |
| Heat. |
| Meanjin Quarterly. |
| Overland. |
| Quadrant. |
| Southerly. |
| The monthly. |
| Weekend Australian Review. |
| Westerly. |
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| WEB SITES |
| Most Australian literary and cultural studies journals are available on-line and may be accessed via the ECU Library and relevant databases. |
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| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: |
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students’ work.
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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