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50180 Culture and Poetics

8cp
Requisite(s): 50108 Contemporary Cultures OR 50229 Contemporary Cultures OR C04109 Master of Arts in Creative Writing
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 300 level
Subject coordinator: Martin Harrison

This subject focuses on theories of language, theories of production and invention and ideas of the poetic. In part, this question is studied historically, in particular considering issues such as the nature of voice, sign and structure inherited through Romantic, modernist and post-structuralist paradigms. Other core models such as the concept and practice of experiment, competing theories of the imagination and the influence of digital aesthetics may be studied. The subject asks questions about the meaning of contemporary definitions of reading and writing and how subjective experience is represented within current writing systems. Stressing the importance of the poem, the works of a number of contemporary writers are considered and students are asked to respond critically to debates and practices in contemporary poetics.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus


Detailed subject description.

Fee information

2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $866.83
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.

2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3,200.00

Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.

Subject EFTSL: 0.167

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.