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ENGL2079 Body Matters: An Introduction to Reading in Literature, Film and Performance

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Cultural Inquiry
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject English
Offered in ENGL2079 will not be offered in 2012
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

This course explores ways in which the body has been represented in literature, film and performance.

The course explores how representations of the body are used as critiques of our society; how cultural representations have changed our understanding of the body and the ways in which we live and think about the world.

Texts will range from the early modern period to the contemporary and include works by John Coetzee,Mary Shelley, Merlinda Bobis, Orlan and Stellarc. Films include Alien Resurrection and Titus.

Indicative Assessment

Written work totalling 4,000 words.

Workload 20 Hours of Lectures and 1 hour tutorial per week.
Areas of Interest English
Academic Contact Dr Jacqueline Lo

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