Unit details
ALL378 - War Terror Trauma: Narrative and the Art of Extremities
| Offered at: | (B) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | A Mc Culloch |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of at least one second year literature unit |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit will address the question: How do literary and filmic representations of wars, across time, interpret and challenge the fact of war. The First World War and the Second World War will be looked at as background for a more focussed study of The Cold War; The Vietnam War and War in the Age of Terrorism. Texts will be literary (example - A selection of Poetry, war songs and Novels) and Filmic ( eg: Hiroshima Mon Amour). The focus of the unit will be on the ways in which these texts represent experiences of war otherwise not represented by History or media coverage, and the difficulties involved for the artist in representing trauma. Themes addressed: Honour; sacrifice; War & Politics; love relationships in War; memory and war, and other philosophical and psychological concerns related to living with courage and despair in the face of immediate threat and death.
Assessment
1) Journal: Four exercises (total 1500 words) - Questions 1, 2, 3, = 300 words, Question 4= 600)
2) Research Essay 2500 words, including annotated bibliography 50%
3) 3/10 minute class presentation (extract analysis= 10%)
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $706 | $706 | $2138 | $2273 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
