Modernism unit (HEN313)

Introduction

This advanced elective in English explores the history of modernism. Students will examine exemplary texts that are representative of key movements in the literature and culture of the modernist era. The writers and texts explored in this unit set the agenda for today's literary practice. Through close textual analysis and research, students will build knowledge and skills for the study of literary history. The assessment tasks in this unit focus on: key concepts and techniques for close reading in literary studies; effective research approaches and methodologies; and communicating research findings in the form of an essay

Summary

Unit name	Modernism
Unit code	HEN313
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	English
Coordinator	Associate Professor Naomi Milthorpe
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of literary modernism, through textual interpretation and advanced research into modernism’s contexts
• Construct arguments about literary modernism supported by evidence from primary texts and engagement with secondary critical resources
• Communicate coherently through critical scholarly forms as appropriate
• Participate in and critically reflect upon learning

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
			not applicable

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Requisites

Prerequisites

25 credit points at Introductory level or higher

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On Campus: Weekly lecture (30 min.) and seminar (2 hours) Off Campus: Weekly lecture (30 min.) & online discussions and activities (2 hours)
Assessment	Research plan and Annotated Bibiography (20%)|Discussion participation (30%)|Research essay (50%)
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Textbooks

Required	T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land. Preferred edition: Norton Critical Edition, edited by Michael North. Virginia Woolf, Orlando. Preferred edition: Oxford World's Classics Edition, edited by Michael Whitworth. Henry Green, Party Going. Any edition.  Nella Larsen, Passing. Any edition. Further required texts will be accessed through the Unit Reading List and/or MyLO site.
Recommended	Further recommended texts will be accessed through the Unit Reading List and/or MyLO site.

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