ENGL 3052 - Prison Writing: Liberty and Language
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4110 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Pre-Requisite: | 18 Units of study at Levels I and II including ENGL 1101 |
Assessment: | Online textual analysis 15%, In-class quizzes 15%, Scaffolded collaborative research essay and preparation 40%, Final examination 30% |
Syllabus: |
The relationship between intellectual freedom and literature is never so pronounced as it is in prison, where many writers have spent time reflecting on their experience and committing it to the page, and where many political prisoners have turned to the pen to continue their struggles from inside. In a world where internment and refugee camps, detention centres, and prisons have never been so common, where to be incarcerated is to be part of a world-wide community of the displaced, the persecuted, and the neglected, it pays to review the history of writing from detention. Pursuing a course from the 17th century through to today, in a number of national contexts, this course will reveal patterns of continuity and disruption as the reasons for imprisonment change, while the basic punishment stays the same. Along the way, we will discover literary strategies of critique, escapism, melancholy, and hope, and a tradition of radical thinking hatched within the grim machinery of sequestration and solitude. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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4110 | Mon 15/03/2021 | Thu 25/03/2021 | Fri 07/05/2021 | Fri 11/06/2021 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
18569 | LEC0 | 150 | 94 | This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details. | Note: This lecture is pre-recorded and can be viewed any time after publication in MyUni. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled. | ||
Related Class: Seminar | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
11217 | SE03 | 60 | 42 | 4 Mar - 8 Apr | Thursday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 200, Writing Studio |
29 Apr - 3 Jun | Thursday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 200, Writing Studio | ||||
11218 | SE02 | 60 | 39 | 3 Mar - 7 Apr | Wednesday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 200, Writing Studio |
28 Apr - 2 Jun | Wednesday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 200, Writing Studio | ||||
11219 | SE01 | 60 | 43 | 2 Mar - 6 Apr | Tuesday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 200, Writing Studio |
27 Apr - 1 Jun | Tuesday | 12pm - 2pm | Barr Smith South, 200, Writing Studio |