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FASS2200: Great Books and Radical Texts
2026 unit information
Great Books exist in our minds and memories as the repositories of experiences, values and beliefs. They are to be found in all cultures from the earliest oral narratives to the digitized works of the present. FASS2200 introduces you to the foundational narratives of the major civilisations of China, India, the Middle-East, and the West. We then consider the ways in which these civilisations engage with history, change and modernity in their literatures. Weekly lectures provide theoretical and intellectual continuity along with input from specialists in the relevant traditions. Tutorials emphasise group discussion and critical analysis of texts from antiquity to the present.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Arts and Social Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate awareness and understanding of primary texts, unit themes, and related topics
- LO2. show familiarity with theoretical and critical perspectives and be able to discuss and apply them to primary texts and related topics
- LO3. critically evaluate primary texts and related materials in the cultural, political, geographical, social, and historical contexts in which they were produced
- LO4. plan for and meet goals and deadlines, both independently as a team member
- LO5. demonstrate advanced skills in research and critical thinking and analysis to link information in an original way
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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