Representing Australia (Online) (ALL379)
Summer Semester / 2010

Description

This unit has a cross-disciplinary perspective and suits the interests of students undertaking major sequences in Literary Studies, Australian Studies and Cultural Studies. In its focus on a range of textual modes and genres (visual and verbal; popular and literary; childrens and mainstream) it aims to foreground the diverse and contradictory perspectives which inform representations of Australia. It will draw on theories of representation to illuminate cultural differences as they manifest in contemporary texts.

Assessment

Data retrieval and analysis 1000 words 25%, individual research project 1400 words 35%, DSO postings 1600 words 40%.

Other Details

Current Campus: Online only
Levels: Undergraduate
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