Representing Contemporary Australia
Institution:
University of Tasmania
Coordinator:
Clarke, Dr Robert
Code:
HEA319
Year:
2011
Levels:
Undergraduate This unit examines themes, patterns, and controversies in contemporary Australian writing, film, and theatre, and situates these within critical discourses concerning trends in the nation's cultural life. Through a series of modules the unit uses methodologies from both literary and film studies in order to map a complex picture of Australia's contemporary textual cultures.
Texts:
Organisational Body:
School of English, Journalism and European Languages Assessment:
3,500 words of internal written assessment (60%), 1x 2hr examination (40%)
Categories:
Unit Contexts: Australian Literary Studies
