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EACL330 Erotic Literature in Europe and Asia

Updated: 27 July 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 24cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

offered in even numbered years

Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Stephen Harris (sharris9@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Students will be introduced to a range of literary genres in Europe and Asia (these being available in alternate offerings) and develop an understanding of the way different cultures interpret a particular genre. All texts are studied in English.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Lover
ISBN: 9780375700521
Duras, M., Pantheon 1998
Note: Paperback
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
The Piano Teacher
ISBN: 9780802118066
Elfriede, J. (trans. J. Neugroschel), Grove Press 2004
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
The Woman of Rome: A Novel
ISBN: 9781883642808
Moravia, A., Random House 1999
Note: Paperback
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Lolita
ISBN: 9781857151336
Nabokov, V., Vintage 1993
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Saman (English translation)
ISBN: 9789793780115
Utami, A., PT Equinox Indonesia 2005
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Possession: A Romance
ISBN: 9780099800408
Byatt, A.S., Vintage 1991
Note: Paperback
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 30% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6, 7
Online Assessment 10% 1000
Assessment Notes
Structured online discussion
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6-8
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. recognise and analyse stylistic and narrative devices particular to a specific literary genre;
  2. use critical vocabulary, concepts and theoretical frameworks that relate to the study of specific literary genres;
  3. write critically and in a structured way about literary works, showing an appreciation of the specific cultural, socio-historical and political context;
  4. discuss the way different cultures interpret a particular genre.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an understanding of a range of European and Asian literary genres.
True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity.
True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The study of literature of a foreign culture will give understanding of an insight into such a society and culture.
True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will access and use discussion fora and other online resources.
True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit encourages students to develop a lifelong interest in literature.
True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem solving skills of a high nature.
True True True
7 Social Responsibility
As literature deals with ethical and social issues, students engage with these debates.
True True True
8 Team Work
Students' engagement with the texts and the issues raised in them on the discussion board encourages a co-operative approach to learning.
True True True
   

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