eng2pre postcolonial reading
POSTCOLONIAL READING
ENG2PRE
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students are introduced to postcolonial reading practice through the study of modernist writing in English. Modernismâa cluster of early twentieth-century experimental and avant-garde movements in literature and the artsâhas been very influential in the institutionalisation of Western literary criticism and the histories of European canon-formation. Set texts by writers from a range of countries will be situated in the contexts of colonial and post-independence cultures and experiences of gender, race, class, sexuality, desire, ethnicity, nation and expatriation. Students examine the ways in which writers have negotiated and shaped modernist practices of representation, tensions between the narrative possibilities of modernism and realism, and the recent Western anthropological, psychological and philosophical theories which often informed modernist practices of representation.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSusan Thomas
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first-year English or HUS1PWR
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ENG2REM, ENG3REM, ENG3PRE
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Disgrace | Prescribed | Coetzee, J. | RANDOM HOUSE |
| Readings | Five bells | Prescribed | Jones, G. | VINTAGE |
| Readings | Heart of darkness | Prescribed | Conrad, J. | PENGUIN |
| Readings | Mrs Dalloway | Prescribed | Woolf V. | ANY EDITION |
| Readings | The aunt's story | Prescribed | White, P. | RANDOM HOUSE |
| Readings | Things fall apart | Prescribed | Achebe, C. | HEINEMANN |
| Readings | Voyage in the dark | Prescribed | Rhys, J. | PENGUIN |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Development of critical and essay writing skills at second-year level
- Activities:
- Write clear and rigorous essays demonstrating critical skills appropriate to the year level
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Familiarity with research skills appropriate to the field suited to second-year level
- Activities:
- Write essays demonstrating familiarity with research skills appropriate to the field
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
03. Understanding of key terms and concepts in postcolonial studies and modernist studies at second-year level
- Activities:
- Write essays and exercises demonstrating an understanding of key terms and concepts in postcolonial studies and modernist studies appropriate to the year level
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
04. Understanding of the literary, cultural and historical contexts of the prescribed texts at second-year level
- Activities:
- Write essays and exercises demonstrating an understanding of the literary, cultural and historical contexts of the prescribed texts appropriate to the year level
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
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