ALL376 - Classics and Trash
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online From 2026: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of at least one second year English - Literature unit OR Completion of all of ALL101, ALW102 & any 2 level two units. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL316 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week or approximately 2-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week |
Content
We’ve all read lists of classic books that we are told we should read in our lifetime--‘must-reads’, but why are some texts considered 'classics', while others are labelled 'trash' or have 'cult' status? Books such as Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, Lolita and Breakfast at Tiffany's will be analysed in relationship to the Western canon and challenges to its formation. These books will be studied alongside: anime from Studio Ghibli; the graphic novel, Heartstopper; films; television series; ; music and popular versions of classic texts. Concepts of high, low and pop culture, alongside discussions about what texts today might survive the test of time, will also be studied.
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