Contemporary Critical and Cultural Theory - ENGL3651

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 12 units of credit at the ENGL2000 level
 
 
Equivalent: ENGL3902
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Introduces students to some central texts and concepts in critical and cultural theory as these bear on the study of English. Begins with coverage of key moments and debates in structuralist and post-structuralist thought, including concepts of subjectivity, discourse, ideology and some introductory psychoanalytic and semiotic work, followed by a focus on questions of the body, pleasure and experience.