ENGL2651 - Transatlantic Negotiations

Semester 2, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Peter Marks
Phone: +61 2 9351 6862
Email: peter.marks@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit explores the cultural negotiations between Europe (especially Britain) and the United States over several centuries. Developing concepts about national literatures, the unit uses comparative theories and practices to assess transnational cultural negotiations. We consider historical changes to the geopolitical order of things, examining how literature and film reflected and contributed to collaborative and combative transnational relationships. Key topics include the decline of British cultural and political power, European influences, and the contested rise of the United States.

Assessments

1x2500wd essay (65%), 1x1500wd take-home exercise (35%)

Classes

1x1-hr lecture/week, 1x2-hr seminar/week

Prerequisites

18 Senior credit points from English or Australian Literature

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