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Unit name Nineteenth-Century Sensation and Spectacle
Unit code HEN203
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Humanities
Discipline English
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyse selected nineteenth-century texts demonstrating knowledge of: a) their style and form and cultural and historical contexts b) key theories and practices of literary studies.
  2. Construct an argument supported by: a) evidence from your chosen texts b) reference to secondary sources.
  3. Communicate through: a) written essays b) presentations c) class discussions.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HEN303 AND HEA257-A

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Five contact hours fortnightly (13 weeks)

Assessment

Task 1: Research Project (50%)

Task 2: Tutorial presentation and participation (20%)

Task 3: Magazine archive essay (30%)

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