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ENGL2672: Modernisms
2026 unit information
This unit examines literary and cultural expressions of modernism: its trajectories and different literary and visual aesthetics from Paris and New York to Tokyo and Sydney. We will consider the ways race, gender, class, sexuality and nation, for example, shape ideas of modernity and what it is to be modern, and the ways aesthetic works register the contradictory yet interconnected experiences of modernity.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | English and Writing |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points in English |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop a sound understanding of the key concerns in modernist studies
- LO2. evaluate and demonstrate an understanding of theoretical debates within modernist studies
- LO3. develop arguments and ideas effectively and articulately, both in writing and to others
- LO4. demonstrate skills in research through the competent use of the library and electronic resources that are particular to the study of modernist studies
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