University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

50256 Genre Study

8cp

Requisite(s): 50134 Culture, Writing and Textuality

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.


Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 300 level

This advanced study of literary texts is designed to bring students into further contact with both contemporary and canonical literature. Literary theoretical concepts and categories provide means of closely reading these texts, as well as opening up sophisticated ways of thinking about literary practice. In particular, this form of literary study relates to creative practice and composition, including the student's own creative practice in writing. At the same time critical debate within the class explores the limits and the possibilities of the literary text together with the functional operation of categories like author, genre, narrative, performance, subjectivity, meaning, reading, writing and text (including in relation to innovative formats such as hypertext or other electronic formats). No one theoretical approach, or set of approaches, is privileged.


For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50256.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.