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
Central Queensland University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University
Griffith University
James Cook University
King's College London
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Monash 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
Contemporary Australian Novels
In this unit students will explore contemporary Australian novels from the 1990s and the present day. Firstly we will consider the way contemporary Australian fiction seems preoccupied with rewriting or engaging with issues in Australian history through the popularity of the historical novel. Secondly, students will explore novels that focus on the urban environment, especially the ways in which Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are fictionalised. Students will also be asked to consider the ways contemporary Australian novels critically engage with themes concerning nationality, identity, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.
one 1,500-word essay 30%
one 500-word class paper/oral presentation 10%
one 3,000-word essay 60%
