Australian Literature

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Close reading skills: undertake close reading of Australian literary prose, poetry, drama, and film.
  2. Critical engagement: critically engage with Australian literary prose, poetry, drama, and film with reference to significant themes of modern Australian society and life: e.g. class, race, gender, globalization, etc.
  3. Knowledge: knowledge of specific texts, and trends, debates, and institutions within Australian literary and film cultures, as well as knowledge of significant themes in Australian society and culture.
  4. Research skills: conduct research to locate secondary critical sources that can inform reading and engagement with Australian literature and film.
  5. Academic writing and presentation skills: present the results of analyses of Australian literature and film in a number of forms including academic essay and class presentations.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Others

Conditional requisite: 25 credit points at Introductory level or higher

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly lectures and audio/visual resources (1 hour); weekly online participation.

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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