Constructing the Fictive Self (ENGL1026)
Department of English - University of Sydney
Semester 2 / 2011

Texts

y separately published work icon Breath Tim Winton , Camberwell : Hamish Hamilton , 2008 Z1457075 2008 single work novel (taught in 21 units) 'Breath is a story about the wildness of youth - the lust for excitement and terror, the determination to be extraordinary, the wounds that heal and those that don't - and about learning to live with its passing.'
Source: Publisher's website
Sula!$!Morrison!$! !$!Vintage!$!
The Passion!$!Winterson!$! !$!Vintage!$!
The God Of Small Things!$!Arundhati Roy!$! !$!Flamingo!$!

Description

This unit explores the topic of self in a range of contemporary texts, both literary and filmic. It will provide an opportunity for students to analyse and interrogate the construction of self in a variety of social contexts by focusing on textual representations of sexuality, race and gender in ways that are relevant to being and living in today's world.

Assessment

1x500wd tutorial presentation (15%), 1x2000wd essay (45%), 1x2-hr exam (40%)

Other Details

Current Campus: Camperdown Darlington
Levels: Undergraduate
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