This unit offers an innovative approach to the writing and reading of literature today. In the wake of the globalised economy and mass migrations of the last 50 years, literature has become a transnational phenomenon. At the same time, postcolonialism has refocused critical attention upon the writings of Indigenous peoples. The unit studies contemporary creative writing in various genres and media drawn from around the world, with particular emphasis on Asian writing, and on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writing. Emphasis is placed on close reading, and assessment includes reflective readers' reports and an optional creative writing folio. The objectives and content of the unit link in with the language strand of the new Australian Curriculum in English, and with the cross-curriculum priorities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, and Australia's relationship with Asia.
