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ENGL 2049 - Contemporary Australian Culture

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: 3 contact hours per week
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: 12 units Level I in any Faculty
Assumed Knowledge: Familiarity with the reading and analysis of literary texts equivalent to first-year English standard
Assessment: 500 word seminar presentation abstract 10%, 2,000 word seminar paper 30%, exam 50%, participation 10%
Syllabus:

This course introduces students to debates in and about contemporary Australian culture. It will examine a variety of material including literature, film, essays and some material signs of Australian culture. The course will focus on the ways that 'Australianness' and 'the nation' have been conceptualised in recent debates, and the ways in which various understandings of Australia are represented in contemporary culture.

Course Fees

Course fees are displayed for the Program: select program

  Commonwealth Supported Student Contribution Tuition Fees
Units EFTSL Pre-2008 2008 2009 Domestic International
3 0.125 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 select program select program


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 10/08/2009 Mon 31/08/2009 Fri 18/09/2009 Fri 30/10/2009


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22758 LE01 119 8 28 Jul - 15 Sep Tuesday 1PM - 2PM Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
6 Oct - 27 Oct Tuesday 1PM - 2PM Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Seminar
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22759 SE01 30 3 30 Jul - 17 Sep Thursday 9AM - 11AM Napier, LG15, Tutorial Room 4
8 Oct - 29 Oct Thursday 9AM - 11AM Napier, LG15, Tutorial Room 4
22760 SE02 30 1 29 Jul - 16 Sep Wednesday 10AM - 12PM Napier, LG15, Tutorial Room 4
7 Oct - 28 Oct Wednesday 10AM - 12PM Napier, LG15, Tutorial Room 4
22761 SE03 30 2 30 Jul - 17 Sep Thursday 1PM - 3PM Napier, 108, Seminar Room
8 Oct - 29 Oct Thursday 1PM - 3PM Napier, 108, Seminar Room
22762 SE04 29 2 29 Jul - 16 Sep Wednesday 1PM - 3PM Napier, LG15, Tutorial Room 4
7 Oct - 28 Oct Wednesday 1PM - 3PM Napier, LG15, Tutorial Room 4