LIT301 Modernism (8)
AbstractThe subject is a study of major works of literature in English of the era 1890-1930, an era in which the loss of faith in traditional authority that characterises modernity in general became particularly evident in the literary realm (and the aesthetic realm in general). The subject not only focuses on key literary texts of the era, but also interrogates the problematic concepts of 'the modern' and of 'modernism', an interrogation which broaches issues of gender and race. |
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Session 1 | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus | Distance | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: LIT301
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate a knowledge of how to read literary texts that consciously break with traditional modes of representation - be able to demonstrate an awareness of historical factors that have contributed to the development of literary experimentation in the era of high modernism - be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the theoretical issues at stake in thematising the concepts of the modern and of modernism |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics: Study of major modernist literary works of the era 1890-1930
Analysis of issues that arise out of the break (which marks these texts) with traditional modes of literary representation
Interrogation of concepts of the modern, modernism and modernity
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