Units teaching the same Authors
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Australian Catholic University - Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)
Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) at UNSW
Australian National University
Bond University
Campion College
Central Queensland University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University
Griffith University
James Cook University
King's College London
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Murdoch University
Queensland University of Technology
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Southern Cross University
Texas Christian University
University of Adelaide
University of Canberra
University of Melbourne
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of Notre Dame
University of Queensland
University of South Australia
University of Southern Queensland
University of Sydney
University of Tasmania
University of Technology, Sydney
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Western Australia
University of Wollongong
Postcolonial Australian Literature
This course introduces some major themes of Australian literature, examining a variety of literary works produced from the late-nineteenth century to the present day. These works will be read in the context of the British invasion of Aboriginal land and its aftermath, exploring the complex and changing relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures in Australia. Areas of focus include the representation of Aboriginality in non-Aboriginal writing, Indigenous writing in English, and the invention of Australian history.
General aims:
This course will introduce students to a sample of texts from Australian literature with an emphasis on twentieth century works, and those by or about Indigenous peoples of Australia. It will: develop skills of reading, writing and analysis; encourage debate about current theoretical discourse, particularly that of postcolonial literary studies; foster awareness of the politics of representation in Australian writing.
One 4,000 word essay (100% of final mark)
