Unit of Study WRIT2001 Issues and Themes in Contemporary Writing (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to a number of contemporary written texts. Major issues and themes are identified and a number of critical methods are exploited. Particular attention is paid to those issues and themes which can be seen as having special relevance to postcolonial societies. There is an emphasis on Australian writing.

Unit content

Module 1: Postcolonial perspectives I

Module 2: Postcolonial perspectives II: Melissa Lucashenko's Mullumbimby

Module 3: The uses of intertextuality I

Module 4: The uses of intertextuality II: Mirandi Riwoe's The Fish Girl

Module 5: Literature and the environment I

Module 6: Literature and the environment II: Robbie Arnott's Flames

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3
Online	Term3,5	Term5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and discuss some of the major issues and themes in contemporary writing

identify issues and themes of particular relevance to postcolonial societies

recognise the value of different critical/theoretical approaches in analysing contemporary writing

demonstrate ability with academic writing, including essay writing, research, and referencing.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	40%
Essay	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	40%
Essay	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Melissa Lukashenko, 2013, Mullumbimby, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia. ISBN: 9780702239199.
Originally published 2018: Robbie Arnott, 2020, Flames, Any, Text Publishing, Sydney. ISBN: 9781922268211.
The Fish Girl - short story available in the Burnished Sun: Riwoe, M., 2022, The Burnished Sun, University of Queensland Press (UQP), Queensland. ISBN: 9780702265679.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts

Melissa Lukashenko, 2013, Mullumbimby, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia. ISBN: 9780702239199.
Originally published 2018: Robbie Arnott, 2020, Flames, Any, Text Publishing, Sydney. ISBN: 9781922268211.
The Fish Girl - short story available in the Burnished Sun: Riwoe, M., 2022, The Burnished Sun, University of Queensland Press (UQP), Queensland. ISBN: 9780702265679.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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