ALL376 - Classics and Trash
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 2 Unit Chair: | Cassandra Atherton |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of at least one second year literature unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL316 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1 hour class per week (recordings provided at GEELONG), 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Independent and collaborative learning activities equivalent to 3 hours per week, including 1 x 1 hour class per week (recordings provided) |
Content
This unit charts the development of texts over time to examine how and why some reach canonical status and are considered 'classics', while others are labelled 'trash' or 'cult'. Examination of texts such as Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice and Breakfast at Tiffany's will be examined against Bloom's, Harris', Kermode's and Guillory's analysis of the Western canon and in response to challenges to the Western canon. These texts will be examined alongside anime such as Ponyo, television series including True Blood and My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and popular versions of classic texts such as The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Concepts of high, low and pop culture will also be studied with examples from dance and music in movies.
Assessment
Assessment 1 comprises:
- (Individual) - Exercise (400 words or equivalent); and
- (Group 4-5 Participants) Discussion (400 word or equivalent) - 20%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Exercise (1600 words or equivalent) - 40%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay (2000 words or equivalent) - 40%
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