Literary Studies: The Novel (11152.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Arts And Communications | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate familiarity with and employ a range of literary studies methodologies to critically engage with literary works; and
2. Demonstrate in written and oral forms ability to critically and creatively analyse the formal, historical and aesthetic properties of novels.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
8144 Literary Studies: The Novel.Assumed knowledge
Written and spoken English of a standard sufficient to read complex texts in English.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-campus | Ms Eve Nucifora-Ryan |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Ms Eve Nucifora-Ryan |
Required texts
Required novels — you must read these
- Rachel Cusk, Outline, (2018) (any edition)
- Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987) (any edition)
- James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room (1956) (any edition)
- Mariama Ba, (trans. Modupe Bode-Thomas) So Long a Letter (1980) (2008 edition)
- Han Kang (trans. Deborah Smith) The Vegetarian (2007) (2015 edition).
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
See above
Inclusion and engagement
See above
Participation requirements
The subject will be delivered on campus through a series of 11 x 1 hour lectures and a series of 10 x 2 hour tutorials. The tutorials are student-led, in the sense that each tutorial revolves around student presentations of individual passages from the five books. The student's task is to link their chosen passage (no more than a page) to a passage in one of that week's tutorial readings. This sets the agenda for the discussion to follow. Tutorial readings include key works of literary theory or interpretation.
It is strongly advised that students attend all seminars and tutorials, though it is possible for students who cannot attend classes on campus to take assessment Option 2, which involves: 1) listening to the lectures on-line, 2) working through the 5 novels plus the weekly readings on their own and 3) performing a summarizing task in place of the oral presentation. It should be noted, however, that the novels and weekly readings are subject to extensive and close discussion in the tutorials: non-attendees will miss this vital input to their learning.
Required IT skills
Word processing, accessing and downloading readings from the readings page, uploading assignments in the correct format to Canvas
In-unit costs
Purchase of texts will cost approximately $52, if you purchase new copies from The School Locker (but numbers of the texts will be avaialable second hand).
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
- Semester 1, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (217394)
- Semester 1, 2023, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (211849)
- Semester 1, 2022, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (206408)
- Semester 1, 2021, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (199163)
- Semester 1, 2020, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (193731)
- Semester 1, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (184503)
