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ENGL6103: Approaches to Global English Literatures

2025 unit information

This is a core unit for the Master of English Studies. Students will familiarise themselves with critical approaches to a range of literary works written throughout the world in the English language, and they will critically examine ways in which theories of globalisation and place have come to inflect paradigms of local and national identity. Students will evaluate contemporary understandings of the meaning and significance of "English" literature in a new global environment.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit English and Writing
Credit points 6
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. understand the multiple critical genealogies and lines of inquiry that shape global approaches to English literary studies
  • LO2. analyse and interpret a range of literary forms and genres
  • LO3. explore the relationship between literature and the world by situating literary works in the relevant aesthetic, cultural, historical, intellectual, political, or social contexts
  • LO4. formulate research questions as well as implement the relevant methodologies to develop a response
  • LO5. practice effective listening, thinking, and writing skills to build learning capacities and share knowledge

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Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal evening Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal evening Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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