2009 Course Handbook
ENGL386: Contemporary Australian Children's Literature
This unit examines the relationships between Australia's changing culture and society, and the literature that society produces for its children. It deals mainly with the literature of the past twenty years, and will explore the representations of such issues as: maturation; relationships of self to place; structures of power and authority in society; and the quest for reconciliation between the white 'settler' society and the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. These issues will be examined in fiction, picture books, and film.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: 28 March; 30 May) |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Robyn McCallum, Dr Victoria Flanagan |
| Prerequisites: | 8cp from 200-level ENGL units |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of English |
Timetable Information
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