Constructing the Fictive Self

Institution: 
University of Sydney
Coordinator: 
Burrows, Dr Victoria
Code: 
ENGL1026
Year: 
2011
Levels: 
Undergraduate

This unit explores the topic of self in a range of contemporary 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.

Texts: 
Winton, Tim Breath 2008 Novel
Non-Austlit Texts: 

Arundhati Roy. The God Of Small Things. Flamingo

Winterson. The Passion. Vintage

Morrison. Sula. Vintage

Organisational Body: 
Department of English
Assessment: 

1x500wd tutorial presentation (15%), 1x2000wd essay (45%), 1x2-hr exam (40%)

Additional Information
Campus: 
Camperdown Darlington
Offering: 
Semester 2
Categories:
Unit Contexts: Biography/Autobiography, English/Literary Studies