Genre refers to a classification or family of texts that are organised by and share certain rules and/or formula. It also refers to a kind of meaning-making or to a set of knowledges that respond to but can also shape and generate new understandings of the world. In this course, you will learn to think critically about the important role that genre has played in literary history and about the relationship between genre and various literary forms (which may include poetry, the novel, film, television). Students undertaking this course will learn how to identify and critically evaluate a text’s particular engagement with the genre in which it is situated. You will be asked to evaluate the ways in which particular texts conform to, reinforce, subvert or transform their generic designation and/or respond to and activate new understandings of the world. Topics may include: Satire; Testimony and Life Writing; Speculative Fiction; Comedy; Tragedy; Sensation; Crime, Melodrama; Big Books: George Eliot and Henry Handel Richardson. Each topic will be taught by a scholar researching in the relevant area.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Identify and critically evaluate the relation between a particular text and its generic designation.
- Research, think critically and argue about the historical context generic texts respond to and/or the cultural work they perform.
- Research, speak and write about critical-theoretic approaches to genre and/or the role of historical contexts in situating generic texts
Indicative Assessment
1 x 10-minute Oral presentation, including questions for discussion (10%) (LOs 1, 2 & 3)1 x 4500-5000 word essay on the same topic as the presentation. (40%) (LOs 1, 2 & 3)
1 x 5000 word research essay on a text. (50%) (LOs 1, 2 & 3)
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact: 36 hours of seminars.
b) 224 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Readings will change according to topics addressed in the course.Assumed Knowledge
Completion of English Major or equivalent.Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $5712 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $8160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3581 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |