Search | Previous : 106-263/363 | Next : 106-269/369
Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : English

106-268/368 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Textual Production

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Philip Morrissey

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description:

This subject studies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fiction, poetry and drama, as well as life stories and criticism, focusing on questions of reading positions (particularly for non-Aboriginal students) and representation. It pays particular attention to the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander textual production in terms of form, content, voice and place and examines the manner in which the reception of Aboriginal texts has been conditioned by political and economic factors.

Assessment:

Written work of not more than 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

  • J Chi, Bran Nue Dae, Currency.
  • J Davis et. al, Paperbark, UQP.
  • K Gilbert, Inside Black Australia, Penguin.
  • W Koolmatrie, My Own Sweet Time, Magabala.
  • R Langford, Don't Take Your Love to Town, Penguin.
  • S Morgan, My Place, Fremantle Arts.
  • P Roe, Gularabalu, Fremantle Arts.
  • S Watson, The Kadaitcha Sung, Penguin.
  • K Scott, True Country, Fremantle Arts.
  • Mudrooroo, Wildcat Falling, A & R.
  • Mudrooroo, Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World, Hyland House.
Search | Previous : 106-263/363 | Next : 106-269/369
Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : English 
Status:                   OFFICIAL 1997
Last Modified:            Wednesday March 12 3:36 pm
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Technology Services
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Email Enquiries:          Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Copyright © University of Melbourne 1997.