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Unit OutlineEnglish & Cultural Studies

Meaning & Medium

ENGL14016 Credit points

Semester1, 01!

Campus Cra"le# & $l%an#

Unit Co ordinator

$sso'iate (ro)essor Ned Curtho#s

*utor and Guest Le'turer

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Contents

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2ntroductionUnit 3escriptionLearning 7utcomesUnit 6ulesContact 3etails 8

U12. 5.6UC.U64 and C71.41. $Lectures and .utorialsLearning 9anagement 5ystem5et .e'ts2nformation 5ervices

6ecommended 6eading2nformation 5ervices

L4C.U64 5C:43UL4 %6e;uired and 6ecommended 6eadings Appeals Against Academic AssessmentUse of 5tudent eedbac+Charter of 5tudent 6ights And 6esponsibilities "%5tudent


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UN * -ESC. (* ONntrodu'tion

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CON*$C* -E*$ LSUnit Conta't

Unit Co ordinators

name/ 5enior Lecturer 1ed Curthoys

email/ ned&curthoysGuwa&edu&au

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UN * S*.UC*U.E and CON*EN* Le'tures and *utorials9eaning ? 9edium (41


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Kennifer 4gan , A Visit from the oon S!uad , 2010 (available from Crawley Co@op and 6eid:igh 3emand)

5haun .an, "he Arri#al , 2006 (available from Crawley Co@op and 6eid :igh 3emand)

Kim Scott, "hat $eadman $ance , 2010 (available from Crawley Co@op and 6eid :igh 3emand)

Charlotte Per+ins


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LEC*U.E SC+E-ULE/ please note le'tures are e3er#*uesda# at 10am and ednesda# at 11am in the

oolnough Le'ture *heatre, Geolog# and Geograph#

5uilding Le'tures start on the hour e2a'tl# so %epun'tual

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[email protected]:21< W44 455A= 3U4 1o tutorial

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Literature and .rauma

5haun .an, The &rrival, & Story#ithout #ords , / $

1ed Curthoys

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An introduction to 4'perimentalPoetry

Automatic Poetry @ Cordite

Amy :ilhorst

Amy :ilhorst

The &rrival

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im 5cott, That Deadman Dance ,and 2ndigenous Literature

:istory and ictionE on the

.ony :ughes 3FAeth

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-xperimentalPoetry

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im 5cott, That Deadman Danceand 2ntercultural Contact

What is postcolonial writing andcriticismQ

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6eflections on the medium asmessage

4'amination preparationE useful

1ed Curthoys

1ed Curthoys and Amy :ilhorst

.utorial,

6eflective3iscussion

.e=uired and .e'ommended .eadings

.e=uired and .e'ommended .eadings2n addition to reading the set te'ts, you should also read the criticalscholarship available through Course 9aterials 7nline through7ne5earch or the U6L weblin+s provided& ea in%s (elowhi%hli%hte in re an mar)e with an asteris)7 are man atoryrea in%s for the tutorial & 9andatory tutorial readings will be providedas lin+s on C97 (available through 7nesearch) thou%h note mostsecon ary rea in%s are also a&aila(le as a title search in7ne5earch or through a U6L lin+ directly provided below& 7therreadings included here will be useful for tutorial participation andassessments, they can be found either through on 7ne5earch orsometimes through documents posted on the L95&

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(3) hristo her !olan , .nce tion 8film9, 2010

S 3reaming, Creating, Perceiving, ilmma+ingE an 2nterview with writer@directorChristopher 1olanF& 1olan, Christopher, and Konathan 1olan& nception. The shootingscript & 2nsight 4ditions, / " , "0@/>&http://UWA.eblib.com.au/patro /!ull"ecor#.a$p%&p'679718

S9ar+ isher, .he Lost UnconsciousE 3elusions and 3reams in nception+ , Filmuarterly $0EH (5pring / "")E pp& H>@08&

ristin .hompson and 3avid !ordwell, 2nception, or, 3ream a Little 3ream within 9eF, August $ th, / " , ( httpE www&davidbordwell&net blog / " % $ inception@or@dream@a@little@dream@within@a@dream@with@me)& Web&

S .he 4ditorFs .otemE An 4legant 5olution for eeping .rac+ of 6ealityF, in Kohnson,3avid yle, ed& nception and Philosophy. 0ecause t1s Never 2ust a Dream & ol& 0H&Kohn Wiley ? 5ons, / "", "@" & Web& 4@boo+ available through UWA 2nformation5ervices&

2an Alan Paul, 3esiring 9achines in American CinemaE What nception tells us aboutour e'perience of reality and filmF, in Senses of %inema 8$ (/ " )httpE sensesofcinema&com / " feature@articles desiring@machines@in@american@cinema@what@inception@tells@us@about@our@e'perience@of@reality@and@film&

8:9 harlotte /er)ins ;ilman < The Yellow Wall a er 81=>29

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849 %ouse of &ards , Series 1, !etfli", 201#

SCrace, Kohn& I1etfli'Ds :ouse of Cards, episode one O review&J Guardian " eb/ "H& (httpE www&theguardian&com tv@and@radio / "H feb " review@house@of@cards@episode@one@netfli' )

S1ussbaum, 4mily& I5har+ Wee+& $ouse of %ards , 5candal and the Political


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S5pacey, evin& T $ouse of %ards &T 2nterview with Wolf !litNer ? ate !olduan&ebruary ", / "H& ( =ou tube clip embedded in L95 topic wee+ 8)&

869 ?ennifer +%an, A Visit from the oon S!uad , 2010

S elly, Adam& I!eginning with PostmodernismJ& T"entieth5%entury 4iterature 8>&H ?8>&0 ( all Winter / "")E H#"@0// .

S9ishra, Pan+a & I9odernityFs Undoing&J 6eview of Kennifer 4gan, & 'isit from theGoon S(uad, 4ondon 6evie" of 0oo3s HHE> (H" 9arch, / "")E />@H & Print&httpE www&lrb&co&u+ vHH n > pan+a @mishra modernitys@undoing&

S9c enna, 9a'& Kennifer 4gan and the 1ew :eroism&F Full Stop* /% August / "/&Web& httpE www&full@stop&net / "/ % /% features essays ma'@mc+enna ennifer@egan@and@the@new@heroism&

Williams, Keffrey K& I.he plutocratic imagination & & &J 6eview of & 'isit From the GoonS(uad et al& Dissent $ &" (/ "H)E #H@ #8& Print&

8>9 $rt S ie%elman, Maus. A Sur#i#or's "ale , @ols 1 ' 2, 200#

SChute, :illary& IF.he 5hadow of a past .imeEF :istory and @H0"& Print&

S6othberg, 9ichael, and Art 5piegelman& TFWe Were .al+ing KewishEF Art 5piegelmanDs)aus as :olocaustT Production&FT %ontemporary 4iterature H8E0 (Winter "##0)E $$"@$%>& Print&

IArt 5piegelman and evin :uiNenga&J T%2 %onversations 788 & > 3ec / #& Web&httpE classic&tc &com tc @H tc @H @conversations@art@spiegelman@+evin@huiNenga&

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http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n07/pankaj-mishra/modernitys-undoinghttp://www.full-stop.net/2012/08/28/features/essays/max-mckenna/jennifer-egan-and-the-new-heroism/http://www.full-stop.net/2012/08/28/features/essays/max-mckenna/jennifer-egan-and-the-new-heroism/http://classic.tcj.com/tcj-300/tcj-300-conversations-art-spiegelman-kevin-huizenga/http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n07/pankaj-mishra/modernitys-undoinghttp://www.full-stop.net/2012/08/28/features/essays/max-mckenna/jennifer-egan-and-the-new-heroism/http://www.full-stop.net/2012/08/28/features/essays/max-mckenna/jennifer-egan-and-the-new-heroism/http://classic.tcj.com/tcj-300/tcj-300-conversations-art-spiegelman-kevin-huizenga/


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8109 Shaun Tan, "he Arri#al

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9ead, P& / "/& IConnectivity, Community and the Ruestion of Literary UniversalityE6eading im 5cottDs Chronotope and Kohn insellaDs Commedia&J 2n 6epublics of4etter. 4iterary %ommunities in &ustralia & 5ydneyE 5ydney University Press, Australia&4@boo+ Library& Web, "H8@"88&

6avenscroft, Alison& I.he 5trangeness of the 3anceE ate ,Public 4ecture* %entre for Public %ulture and deas* @88A, #eb,http.//""",humanities"ritingpro9ect,net,au/)ar3B)c=enna,pdf ,

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SPinto, 5arah& T4motional histories and historical emotionsE Loo+ing at the past inhistorical novels&T 6ethin3ing $istory "0&/ (/ " )E "%#@/ >&

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General Guidelines )or riting Essa#s

"& .ry to find a ;uestion or topic that interests you&/& Present a coherent argument addressed to the ;uestion or focused on the topic&H& 5upport all claims with evidence and argument&0& 6ead widely, inform yourself about the field or topic of en;uiry, but donFt simplyparrot the views e'pressed in published sources&8& !e selective in the material that you use& 3onFt ust cram everything into an essay&$& .he main argument should reflect your own ideas, but draw on or respond to otherarguments or sources of information where relevant&

4ssays should observe the word limit&

5tudents must +eep a copy of all written wor+ submitted&

Ac+nowledge all your sources in your essays& Append a bibliography citing theeditions of wor+s and primary and secondary wor+s consulted& our or7 3er# important

6eferencing or citing your sources is an important part of academic writing& 2t lets you

ac+nowledge the ideas or words of others if you use them in your wor+ and helpsavoid plagiarism&

When (oo)s, Cournals, official u(lications, news a ers etc- are use toreinforce i eas in an essay, you must %i&e cre it to these sources-

6eferencing also demonstrates that youDve read relevant bac+gound literature andyou can provide authority for statements you ma+e in your assignments&

4very scholarly discipline has a preferred format or style for citing sources& 7urpreferred style for citing sources is the )4& documentation style , .he following guide

(httpE guides&is&uwa&edu&au mla) e'plains how to use this system, however, if youre;uire further information consult the )4& handboo3 for "riters of research papers &

Remember too that Reid Library runs daily drop-in sessions from 10-12pm to assist with doing research, preparing material for essays andusing reference citation styles.http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/learning/studysmarter/writesmart/writesmart drop-in

$SSESSMEN* Summar#

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.utorial attendanceand participationB/'H @word (V" *)online post on asecondary reading inwee+ %B in@classdebate in wee+ "/&

Cumulative

riday ">th April

Wee+ "/ tutorials

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Critical essay /words (V" *)

Wednesday // Aprilby 8pm, onlinesubmission on L95

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4'amination 3uring formale'amination period

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$ssessment -etails .utorial attendance and participation& 5tudents will be e'pected to attend tutorials and

participate in discussion&

.he /'H @word posts on L95 will encourage research s+ills and facilitate tutorialdiscussion &

9ar+ing criteria will be specified in the rubric for each piece of assessment&

.he / word critical essay should be submitted electronically through the L95 sitefor "0 " 9eaning and 9edium by 8pm on Wednesday the // nd of April& 5ubmissionsafter 8pm count as a day late&

Please note that any essays that are submitted late without an approved e'tension or valide'tenuating circumstances will recei&e a mar) without e"tra comments on the mar)in%ru(ric-

+"tension an late su(mission.o apply for assignment e'tensions a student shoul su(mit a S ecial onsi erationa lication to their $llocate $ &isin% Stu ent *ffice & Late submissions without specialconsideration will incur a enalty of 2D er ay & Assignments will not be accepted after theend of the e'am period unless a student has been granted an e'tension by their Allocated

Advising 5tudent 7ffice&T

$ssessment Criteria5or ritical +ssay4ssays will be assessed according to the following criteriaEa) 4ngagement with topic O does the essay demonstrate understanding of ;uestionapplied to the te't concernedB does it show the strength and range of your ideasQb) 5tructure O design of argument i&e& does it develop logically and clearlyQc) 5upport of argument with reference to the primary te't te'ts O does essay have theright balance between analysis and evidence, i&e& it doesnFt ;uote too much or toolittleQ

d) Presentation O use of bibliography and referencing e&g& grammar, punctuation,style and clarity of writing

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e) 4'tent and application of reading outside primary te't s if re;uired by theassessment9ore advice will be given with the essay ;uestions and in lectures and tutorials

Tutorial artici ation

.he tutorial participation mar+ will not reward attendance only but is designed torecognise the contribution of students to the learning process in tutorials&

Criteria includeE Active involvementE participating constructively in discussion 6elevanceE not straying off the topic 4ngagement with ideas building on discussionE constructive, coherent responses to

ideas raised by other students Listening attentively and respectfully PreparationE evidence of having thought about material in light of ideas raised by

course and preparing relevant ;uestions discussion points before coming to class&

mpro3ing >our $'ademi' riting and .esear'h S7ills

+ighl# .e'ommended?

.he I5tudy5marterJ UWA wor+shops are free to UWA students and are an e'cellentresource centre& .here are three sets of resourcesE IW62.45mart (writing, research? study s+ills)JB Imaths5mart (9aths ? 5tats)J and I


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E*+ C$L SC+OL$.S+ (, $C$-EM C L *E.$C> $N-$C$-EM C M SCON-UC* E+thical scholarshi is the pursuit of scholarly en;uiry mar+ed by honesty and integrity&$ca emic Literacy is the capacity to underta+e study and research, and to communicate

findings and +nowledge, in a manner appropriate to the particular disciplinary conventionsand scholarly standards e'pected at university level&$ca emic miscon uct is any activity or practice engaged in by a student that breachese'plicit guidelines relating to the production of wor+ for assessment, in a manner thatcompromises or defeats the purpose of that assessment& Stu ents must not en%a%e inaca emic miscon uct & Any such activity undermines an ethos of ethical scholarship&

Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to cheating, or attempting to cheat, throughE Collusion 2nappropriate collaboration Plagiarism 9isrepresenting or fabricating data or results or other assessable wor+

2nappropriate electronic data sourcing collection !reaching rules specified for the conduct of e'aminations in a way that may compromise

or defeat the purposes of assessment&

Penalties for academic misconduct vary according to seriousness of the case, and mayinclude the re;uirement to do further wor+ or repeat wor+B deduction of mar+sB the award ofNero mar+s for the assessmentB failure of one or more unitsB suspension from a course ofstudyB e'clusion from the University, non@conferral of a degree, diploma or other award towhich the student would otherwise have been entitled&6efer to the 4thical 5cholarship, Academic Literacy and Academic 9isconduct policy&

$ppeals $gainst $'ademi' $ssessment2f you feel you have been unfairly assessed, you have the right to appeal your mar+ bysubmitting an Appeal Against Academic Assessment form to the :ead of 5chool and aculty7ffice& .he form must be submitted within twenty wor)in% ays of the release of the formalresult& 2t is recommended that you contact the


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Charter o) StudentsA .ights and .esponsi%ilities.his Charter of 5tudent 6ights and 6esponsibilities upholds the fundamental rights ofstudents who underta+e their education at the University of Western Australia&

2t recognises that e'cellence in teaching and learning re(uires students to be active participants in their educational experience & 2t upholds the ethos that in addition to theUniversityDs role of awarding formal academic ;ualifications to students, the niversity muststrive to instil in all students independent scholarly learning* critical 9udgement* academicintegrity and ethical sensitivity &

Please refer to the website the full charter of student rights and responsibilities, located athttpE www&secretariat&uwa&edu&au home policies charter

Student Guild Conta't -etails.he University of Western Australia 5tudent

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