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ENGL6106: American Literature: Advanced Study
2026 unit information
In this unit, we study a variety of American literary and visual texts from the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries to consider the ways in which exigencies of empire, race and ethnicity, and gender and sexuality, for example, have exerted pressure on the fantasy of a cohesive national culture.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | English and Writing |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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ENGL4128 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a sound understanding of Faulkner, African American and southern studies.
- LO2. understand and evaluate theoretical debates within southern studies, particularly to do with African American literature and Faulkner.
- 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 the US south.
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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