Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Academic Contact:	Carol Hayes

Description

The Literatures of Asia Minor offers a range of courses reflecting the great diversity of literary production in the Asian region. There are courses that span the work of the whole Asian region and others that focus in detail on the work of one particular country or region. The aim of this minor is to introduce students to the many literary traditions of this region and to develop their skills in reading, discussing and writing about a work of literature. Students will be encouraged to explore the social and literary environments that have shaped the production and interpretation of literary texts in both historical and contemporary cultures, and to consider the significance of such matters as a writer’s nationality, cultural background, gender, social class and historical context.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of a Bachelor degree with a minor in Literatures of Asia, graduates will be able to:

• Identify relevant regional and international literature of the Asia-Pacific region.

• Speak and write about theories, factual content and research approaches relevant to the study of literature, particularly that of the Asia-Pacific region.

• Identify the cultural and historical backgrounds that provide the context for the development of literature across time and space in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the historical, social and cultural environments that produce literature and literary genres across the Asia-Pacific region.

 

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

A minimum of 6 units from the completion of the following compulsory course:

ASIA2083              What is Literature? : Asian Perspectives (6 units)

 

A maximum of 12 units from the English literature courses in the following list:

ENGL2009            Introduction to Literary Theory (6 units)

ENGL2008            19th and 20th Century Literature (6 units)

ENGL2018            Post-Colonial Literature (6 units)

ENGL2068            Empire and its Fictions (6 units)

ENGL2080            Modernist Literature (6 units)

ENGL2070            India Imagined: Constructing Nationhood (6 units)

 

A maximum of 12 units of courses from the following list:

ASIA2003             Chinese Fictions (6 units)

ASIA2042             China through Film & Television (6 units)

ASIA2169             Chinese Traditional Theatre: Literature and Performance (6 units)

ASIA2034             Modern Chinese Fictions: Identity Politics in China Now (6 units)

ASIA2056             Korean and Japanese Cinema: Shaping Identities through the Lens (6 units)

ASIA2080             Korean Film: History, Culture and Society (6 units)

ASIA2062             Indian Epics (6 units)

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