ICLS3102: Semester 2, 2022

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Units ICLS3102 Semester 2 2022 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

ICLS3102: Transit, Transmission, Contagion

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

How do objects, diseases, bodies, ideas and texts travel across time and space? What emotions and anxieties do their travels entail? How do words narrate the encounters and blending of diverse entities? How are texts themselves transformed by these contacts and reading practices altered? This unit will study the diverse ways in which a variety of literary texts and intermedial artifacts enact crossings and contacts between people, things and ideas. It will explore concepts of transmission and infection, and will entail considerations of language and material culture, race, gender and the environment.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	ICLS3102
Academic unit	International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points at 2000 level from ICLS or English or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from Arabic Language and Cultures or Chinese Studies or French and Francophone Studies or Germanic Studies or Modern Hebrew or Indonesian Studies or Italian Studies or Japanese Studies or Korean Studies or Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies or Spanish and Latin American Studies
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Giorgia Alu, giorgia.alu@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Sonia Wilson, sonia.wilson@sydney.edu.au
	Benjamin Nickl, benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au
	Giorgia Alu, giorgia.alu@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Presentation Individual or group presentation Instructions are available on Canvas site	20%	Ongoing	1x equivalent to 1500wd
Outcomes assessed:
Participation	Participation Participation in class through class discussion and preparation of readings	10%	Please select a valid week from the list below	Participation
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Textual analysis exercise Please see Canvas site for instructions	20%	Week 09 Due date: 09 Oct 2022 at 23:59	1x1500wd
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Essay Plan Structuring and writing an Essay Plan	10%	Week 11 Due date: 23 Oct 2022 at 23:59	1x500wd
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Research Essay Final Research Essay	40%	Week 13 Due date: 06 Nov 2022 at 23:59	1x2500wd
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

In class participation through preparation of readings and class discussion

Assessment criteria

See Canvas

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity	Learning outcomes
Weekly	A full programme is available on Canvas	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Situate a range of texts and art works within current debates in cross-cultural translatability and/or transmediality
LO2. Compare and analyse different representations of contact zones
LO3. Discuss the role of words, images and objects in the transmission of knowledge and cultural practices.
LO4. Locate, organise and evaluate a variety of critical sources and deploy these in the construction of a coherent argument
LO5. Communicate effectively and ethically using traditional and digital methods

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

The teaching team will discuss classroom practice and student engagement throughout semester and will draw on student evaluations, peer consultation and recent developments in relevant disciplinary areas to review the unit after each iteration

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Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

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