Major Australian Writing

Institution: 
Bond University
Coordinator: 
Hunt , Dr Jane
Code: 
AUST11-100
Year: 
2011
Levels: 
Undergraduate

This subject provides an introduction to some major themes and texts in Australian literature, giving a thematic overview of Australian literature. It will explore Australian cultural traditions, using specific texts to highlight historical and social issues and developments in Australia. Course reading will be a number of extracts from longer works, combined with three novels, in order to give the broadest possible overview of and introduction to Australian writing. The course emphasises prose writing, both fiction and non-fiction. Some relationships between visual art, film and literature will be explored.

Texts: 
Winton, Tim Cloudstreet 1991 Novel
Franklin, Miles My Brilliant Career 1901 Novel
Grenville, Kate The Secret River 2005 Novel
Organisational Body: 
Humanities & Social Sciences
Degrees: 
Bachelor of Arts
Assessment: 

1. Tutorial attendance and participation 15%

2. Readers reports 25%

3. First essay 20%

4. Second essay 40%

Additional Information
Offered History: 
2010, 2009
Notes: 

January and September Trimesters

Supplementary Texts: 

Carmel Bird, ed., The Penguin Century of Australian Stories.

Categories:
Unit Contexts: Australian Literary Studies