Literary texts are lively objects. They move not only through the hands of multiple readers and makers, but they also exist in dynamic relation to the past and the present as well as to the institutions that curate, preserve and produce knowledge about them. This unit aims to understand the interpretive and theoretical questions opened up by these complex lives. What happens to literary texts? Where do they come from? And where are they going? We examine the politics of literacy, readership and archival curation, questions of materiality and ephemerality, and the interpretive and creative possibilities opened up by the shift from print to digital forms.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | English and Writing |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 1000 level in the English major |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Vanessa Smith, vanessa.smith@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Sam Lewis, s.lewis@sydney.edu.au |