American Literature

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject you will:

  1. be familiar with some key writers and movements in American literature from the late nineteenth century
  2. be able to make connections between American literary production and important trends in American culture and history
  3. be aware of comparative perspectives in literature
  4. have developed and refined their skills in literary and cultural analysis
  5. have refined their ability to write about literature and cultural history in an academic context.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Griffith University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

• GRF-LCS22-Understanding Narrative Fiction (no longer available)

• GRF-LCS221-Understanding Narrative Fiction

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• GRF-LCS33-American Literature (no longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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