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Subject details
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- Expatriates: Americans in Europe
- Regionalism: the southwest
- The city
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
GRF-LCS22-Understanding Narrative Fiction ;
Special requirements
No special requirements
Explore American literature and its connections with the formation of cultural and political identities, institutions and histories through three case studies: expatriatism, regionalism and the representation of the city. This subject surveys some key writers and movements in American literature since the late nineteenth century, and draws links to important trends in American culture and history. It also develops your awareness of comparative perspectives, drawing out similarities and contrasts in the concern and themes of this literature with European modernism and Australian literary nationalism.
- Essay 1 (30%)
- Essay 2 (30%)
- Non-Invigilated Exam — Take Home Exam (40%)
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