HST303 Literature and Society (8)
CSU Discipline Area: History/Art History (HISTO)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject uses literary sources to study English social history in the period 1914-1939. War memoirs, bestsellers, detective stories, and novels of recognised literary merit are examined for social insights.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HST303
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have previously completed HST-3033
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate and understanding of the social history of England c. 1914-1939.
- be able to develop critical skills in evaluating different types of historical evidence, and in using evidence in presenting logically ordered arguments.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
-Methodology -The War and its Aftermath -Generational Relations in the 1920s -Economic and Political Problems in Inter-War England -Crime and Society -Class Relations in the 1930s -Character of the Period
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.