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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : English

106-260/360 Writing and Self-Publishing in the Electronic Age

Note:

Special entry conditions apply. Students should consult the Department of English.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

George Papaellinas & Bernard Muir

Prerequisite/s:

Students should have completed Microcomputer Applications for Arts (121-230/330) or its equivalent.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial per week including a 1-hour practical session

Subject Description:

This subject will include lectures and practical sessions on the use of electronic media, creative writing workshops, as well as an introduction to relevant theoretical approaches. Students will develop an understanding of how to use electronic media in order to write and self-publish, and they will develop an understanding of theoretical and critical problems raised by the electronic media, including issues of interactivity.

Assessment:

Written work of not more than 5000 words, incorporating a critical essay and a folio of creative writing relevant to use in the electronic media.

Prescribed Texts:

Course reader available from the department.

  • I Snyder, Hypertext, MUP.
  • J Mulvaney and C Steele eds, Changes in Scholarly Communication Patters: Australia and the Electronic Library, Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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