Literary Studies: From Romanticism to the Present (11153.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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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 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate 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. Discuss literary texts in an historical framework extending from the Romantics into the present;
2. Identify how literary texts of this period work to expand our understandings and empathies; and
3. Assess new literary texts in terms of their intellectual, emotional and political ambitions.
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 - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
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
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Rachel M.Campbell |
2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | On-campus | Ms Eve Nucifora-Ryan |
Required texts
Set Literary Texts — you must purchase and read these:
1 Alison Bechdel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, any edition.
2 Safdar Ahmed, Still Alive, any edition.
3 Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, 1818 Edition
Set Literary Texts, on Canvas — you must read these:
4 Lord Byron, Don Juan, Cantos I & II.
5 Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall Paper
Required Tutorial Readings, on Canvas — you must read these too:
Please see the list of weekly readings in the Timetable of Activities.
Notes on set literary texts:
- The total cost of the first four set texts (the Byron and Perkins Gilman texts are free on Canvas) is approximately $80. 1, 2 are readily available for purchase from bookstores and online vendors. See the note immediately below on text 3, the Shelley.
- Limited copies of each will be available on 3hr and 3 day loan.
- With regard to the Shelley text, if possible, please obtain The Original Frankenstein (Vintage Classics, Charles E Robinson, Ed.) as it distinguishes between the words Mary wrote and her husband Percy's editorial additions. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find this version of the novel. If you cannot find it, please ensure that you obtain the 1818 Edition, rather than the 1831 edition, which Mary Shelley revised quite heavily, tempering some of the earlier version's radicalism in the process. There are a number of copies of the 1818 version online.
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Participation requirements
Though not mandatory, attendance at all lectures, tutorials and workshops is expected. There is a significant link between a student's attendance/participation, and the quality of their learning outcomes demonstrated by the submitted assessable project components.
Required IT skills
Thought this is an on-campus unit, the unit may involve online meetings in real time using the Virtual Room in your UCLearn teaching site. The Virtual Room allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, go to the Virtual Room in your UCLearn site and 'Join Course Room'. This will trigger a tutorial to help familiarise you with the functionality of the virtual room.
In-unit costs
Approx. $80 for books.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
- Semester 2, 2025, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (225829)
- Semester 2, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (218689)
- Semester 2, 2023, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (213656)
- Semester 2, 2022, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (208560)
- Semester 2, 2021, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (199623)
- Semester 2, 2020, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (195546)
- Semester 2, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (191459)