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ENGL2676: Climate Fictions
2024 unit information
This unit investigates how climate change features in fictional texts and shapes how we read them. How does literature interact with scientific, cultural and political discourses around climate? Does awareness of the climate crisis impact how we read and respond to texts from the past? Engaging with a diverse archive of contemporary and historical texts, students will think critically and creatively about the aesthetics and politics of climate fiction.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
English and Writing
| Code | ENGL2676 |
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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 from English |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Comprehend a range of ways in which imaginative texts, past and present, represent climate and climate change
- LO2. Understand key concepts relevant to the representation of climate and climate change in literature and culture generally, applying these to both personal reflections on and close analysis of selected texts;
- LO3. Combine the reasoned, critical analysis of representations of climate change with awareness of wider implications in sustained personal, imaginative and/or scholarly writing;
- LO4. Engage in ethical and inclusive communication with peers both online and face-to-face.
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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