Each work of literature has a history. This history focuses our attention on how books, plays and films are produced, how they circulate across nations and across time, and the multiple contexts and forms in which they are interpreted. This course asks students to employ a range of approaches to understand the complex histories surrounding the production and reception of literary works from the 17th century to the digital age, and how these histories are connected to a text’s accumulation of meaning . Topics may include: the global novel; authorship and authority; the Victorian novel then and now; making theatre; taste, aesthetics and cultural value, and the history of reading.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- research the relationship between a literary text and the historical, political or social contexts within which it is produced and interpreted;
- analyse key approaches to researching the circulation and reception of literary texts;
- critically evaluate theories of authorship, reception or production in relation to literary texts; and
- research and apply critical approaches to the contextual analysis of literary texts.
Other Information
This course will be run as an intensive, with 2 x 2-hour seminars in each of weeks 1-6 of semester.
Indicative Assessment
- 1 x 15-minute oral presentation, including questions for discussion, focused on one of the theoretical approaches (20) [LO 1,2]
- 1 x abstract and essay plan (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- 1 x 5000 word essay that analyses key text/s, from your Honours thesis in terms of one of the theoretical approaches or models set for class discussion. (60) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 24 hours of contact with instructor over 6 weeks (2 x 2 hour seminars in weeks 1-6 of Semester)
b) 236 hours of independent student research, reading and writing (approximately 15-20 hours per week).
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Readings will change according to topic/s covered in the course.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:
- 12 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 |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $7920 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $10200 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5493 | 24 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 27 Oct 2023 | In Person | View |
