Literary Studies: The Novel (8144.4)

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Literary Studies: The Novel
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Creative And Cultural Practice Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit is a general introduction to the study of the novel as a dominant literary form and to theoretical approaches to the novel. Through a close reading of a diverse and challenging range of literary texts, students identify the conventions that characterize the novelistic genre, situating them in their specific literary contexts and their broader historical, social, and political dimensions. This unit is co-taught with unit 8753 Literary Studies: The Novel G
This unit is co-taught with unit 8753 Literary Studies: The Novel G.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the unit students will:
1. Demonstrate in written and oral forms ability to critically and creatively analyse the formal, historical and aesthetic qualities of the studied novels; and

2. Demonstrate orally and in writing a creative and critical understanding of theories of the novel.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware


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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Required texts

The set readings are available in the co-op bookshop; online; or on e-reserve which can be accessed through the unit Moodle site.

Students must:

1) read these prior to the lecture and tutorial each week,

2) be prepared to discuss readings in class.

Required Reading:

Week 3

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. [Available at Co-op bookshop and UC library.]

Week 4

- Anton Chekhov, "Misery." [E-reserve]

- Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings." [E-reserve]

- Excerpt - Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits (chapter 1). [E-reserve]

Week 5

- Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. [Available at Co-op bookshop and UC library.]

- Excerpt - James Joyce, Ulysses. [E-reserve]

Week 6

Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar. [Available at Co-op bookshop and UC library.]

Week 9

Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad. [Available at Co-op bookshop and UC library.]

Week 10

- Jhumpa Lahiri, "The Interpreter of Maladies." [E-reserve]

- Excerpt - Xiaolu Guo, 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth. [E-reserve]

Week 11

- Excerpt – Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary. [E-reserve.]

- Excerpt - Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. [E-reserve.]

- Excerpt - Curtis Sittenfeld, Eligible. [E-reserve.]

- Gelder, Ken. "Popular Fiction: The Opposite of Literature." (Chap. 1) in Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Literary Field. New York: Routledge, 2004. Pages 11-40. [E-reserve]

Recommended reading:

Any recommended readings will be posted on Moodle under the relevant week; where possible, they will also be made available on e-reserve.

In addition to the readings listed above, students are expected to locate and read supplementary texts relevant to the preparation of assessment items.

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.

Participation requirements

It is anticipated that, in order to be able to pass this unit, students will need to attend at least 80% of the tutorial classes and lectures. Students attending less than this amount are likely to have difficulty passing this unit.

Required IT skills

The ability to use common personal computing applications (MS word, internet browsers) and search online databases.

In-unit costs

The only in-unit cost for this unit is the texts that the student chooses to purchase.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Literary Studies: The Novel does not require work-integrated learning.