This course examines in detail some of the key authors and texts of the movement known as Modernism. While the emphasis is on British, Irish and American modernist writers, the course will also examine the broader context of European modernism and modernism in other art-forms such as visual arts, music, cinema, architecture and design. Writers to be studied may include Conrad, Woolf, Eliot, Joyce, Kafka, Jean Rhys and Samuel Beckett.
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:- Demonstrate knowledge of some of the major authors and texts of the Modernist period as well key debates in Modernist studies.
- Critically analyse modernist texts.
- Understand the broad cultural and historical context behind the various literary and artistic movements known as Modernism.
- Understand and successfully deploy a range of terms and concepts integral to modernist literary studies.
Indicative Assessment
Essay 1, 2,000-words, 40% [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3,4]Essay 2, 2,000-words, 40% [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]
1,500-word online tutorial activities 20% [Learning Outcome 2]
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Workload
In person:130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of online tutorials.
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Online:
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of online lectures and 12 hours of online tutorials.
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3630 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5580 |
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