ASLT2602 - Revolutionary Writing?: 1960s and beyond

Semester 1, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Bernadette Mary Brennan
Phone: +61 2 9351 6853
Email: bernadette.brennan@sydney.edu.au

Description

The 1960s were a time of international cultural and social upheaval. A new range of cultural influences, drugs, pop art, sexual, women's and gay liberation, and the predominantly American counter-culture, influenced a new generation of Australian writers. Bush realism gave way to previously censored subject material - sex, drugs, anti-Vietnam War sentiment - and innovative forms of writing. This unit of study investigates these issues through the works of some of the key writers of this period.

Assessments

1x1500wd essay (30%) and 1x3000wd take-home exam (70%)

Textbooks

Anderson, J. Tirra Lirra by the River, David Malouf, An Imaginary Life, Hazzard S. The Transit of Venus. Viking
Mudrooroo, Wildcat Falling. Angus & Robertson
Stow R. Tourmaline. UQP
White P. The Solid Mandala. Vintage
Course Reader will include short stories from Moorhouse, Carey, Garner as well as the poetry that will be covered in this unit of study

Classes

2x1-hr lectures/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Prerequisites

12 junior credit points from Table A

Prohibitions

ASLT2002

Additional Information

This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program.

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