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ENGLISH 217
: Postcolonial Memory: Ireland2020 Semester One (1203)
Explores globally significant issues of cultural memory, identity and postcolonial inheritance through the lens of Irish literature and cultural experience. Debates about memory and postcoloniality guide our navigation of twentieth and twenty-first century Irish novels, plays, poetry and short stories. Conversely, our literary navigations interrogate postcolonial representations of identity across changing cultural contexts.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 266, 316, 361
Restriction: ENGLISH 266, 316, 361
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ENGLISH 219
: Nineteenth Century Literature2025 Semester Two (1255)
Considers a range of literature from the nineteenth century – poetry, fiction and drama – as regards its treatment of growing up in the period. Issues covered include the recognition of childhood as a special state, the establishment of an individual's gender and sexual identity and the opportunities and constraints afforded by the changing social hierarchy and religious belief systems.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 104, 360
Restriction: ENGLISH 104, 360
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ENGLISH 219
: Nineteenth Century Literature2024 Semester One (1243)
Considers a range of literature from the nineteenth century – poetry, fiction and drama – as regards its treatment of growing up in the period. Issues covered include the recognition of childhood as a special state, the establishment of an individual's gender and sexual identity and the opportunities and constraints afforded by the changing social hierarchy and religious belief systems.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 104, 360
Restriction: ENGLISH 104, 360
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ENGLISH 219
: Nineteenth Century Literature2021 Semester Two (1215)
Considers a range of literature from the nineteenth century – poetry, fiction and drama – as regards its treatment of growing up in the period. Issues covered include the recognition of childhood as a special state, the establishment of an individual's gender and sexual identity and the opportunities and constraints afforded by the changing social hierarchy and religious belief systems.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 104
Restriction: ENGLISH 104
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ENGLISH 219
: Nineteenth Century Literature2020 Semester Two (1205)
Considers a range of literature from the nineteenth century – poetry, fiction and drama – as regards its treatment of growing up in the period. Issues covered include the recognition of childhood as a special state, the establishment of an individual's gender and sexual identity and the opportunities and constraints afforded by the changing social hierarchy and religious belief systems.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 104
Restriction: ENGLISH 104
956
ENGLISH 221
: New Zealand Literature2025 Semester Two (1255)
Offers an historical survey of major writers and key issues in New Zealand literature. Students will not only read some of the best writing our country has to offer but will develop, through the literature studied, a richly detailed overview of New Zealand experience from the period of first contact until now.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
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ENGLISH 221
: New Zealand Literature2024 Semester One (1243)
Offers an historical survey of major writers and key issues in New Zealand literature. Students will not only read some of the best writing our country has to offer but will develop, through the literature studied, a richly detailed overview of New Zealand experience from the period of first contact until now.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
958
ENGLISH 221
: New Zealand Literature2023 Semester One (1233)
Offers an historical survey of major writers and key issues in New Zealand literature. Students will not only read some of the best writing our country has to offer but will develop, through the literature studied, a richly detailed overview of New Zealand experience from the period of first contact until now.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
959
ENGLISH 221
: New Zealand Literature2022 Semester One (1223)
Offers an historical survey of major writers and key issues in New Zealand literature. Students will not only read some of the best writing our country has to offer but will develop, through the literature studied, a richly detailed overview of New Zealand experience from the period of first contact until now.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
960
ENGLISH 221
: New Zealand Literature2021 Semester Two (1215)
Offers an historical survey of major writers and key issues in New Zealand literature. Students will not only read some of the best writing our country has to offer but will develop, through the literature studied, a richly detailed overview of New Zealand experience from the period of first contact until now.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
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ENGLISH 221
: New Zealand Literature2020 Semester One (1203)
Offers an historical survey of major writers and key issues in New Zealand literature. Students will not only read some of the best writing our country has to offer but will develop, through the literature studied, a richly detailed overview of New Zealand experience from the period of first contact until now.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
Restriction: ENGLISH 355
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ENGLISH 223
: Modern Writing and Critical Thinking2025 Semester One (1253)
Explores theories and practices of writing and criticality in academic, civic, and artistic contexts. We consider some of the scripts that organise literate social practices and how to perceive and extrapolate their principles. We explore how we are affected by, how we navigate, and how we transform our immersive world of signs.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 305
Restriction: ENGLISH 305
963
ENGLISH 223
: Modern Writing and Critical Thinking2024 Semester One (1243)
Explores theories and practices of writing and criticality in academic, civic, and artistic contexts. We consider some of the scripts that organise literate social practices and how to perceive and extrapolate their principles. We explore how we are affected by, how we navigate, and how we transform our immersive world of signs.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 305
Restriction: ENGLISH 305
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ENGLISH 223
: Modern Writing and Critical Thinking2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores theories and practices of writing and criticality in academic, civic, and artistic contexts. We consider some of the scripts that organise literate social practices and how to perceive and extrapolate their principles. We explore how we are affected by, how we navigate, and how we transform our immersive world of signs.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 305
Restriction: ENGLISH 305
965
ENGLISH 229
: Literary Theory and Critical Practice2022 Semester Two (1225)
Examines the concerns and methods of contemporary criticism through a selection of key concepts central to the study of literature. We explore the history of these concepts, the theoretical issues they raise, and the reading strategies they permit. The emphasis is on literary theory as a resource that opens out possibilities for critical practice.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 230, 329
Restriction: ENGLISH 230, 329
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ENGLISH 252
: Creative Writing: Four Genres2025 Semester One (1253)
Develops practical skills in four writing genres: Poetry, Multimedia, Creative Non-Fiction and Short Fiction. A range of published models will be studied alongside write and workshop exercises; and students will develop close-reading skills. Two portfolios of creative work cover all four genres, based on work begun in seminars.
Prerequisite: 45 points passed including 30 points in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
967
ENGLISH 252
: Creative Writing: Four Genres2024 Semester Two (1245)
Develops practical skills in four writing genres: Poetry, Multimedia, Creative Non-Fiction and Short Fiction. A range of published models will be studied alongside write and workshop exercises; and students will develop close-reading skills. Two portfolios of creative work cover all four genres, based on work begun in seminars.
Prerequisite: 45 points passed including 30 points in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
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ENGLISH 252
: Creative Writing: Four Genres2023 Semester Two (1235)
Develops practical skills in four writing genres: Poetry, Multimedia, Creative Non-Fiction and Short Fiction. A range of published models will be studied alongside write and workshop exercises; and students will develop close-reading skills. Two portfolios of creative work cover all four genres, based on work begun in seminars.
Prerequisite: 45 points passed including 30 points in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
969
ENGLISH 252
: Creative Writing: Four Genres2022 Semester Two (1225)
Develops practical skills in four writing genres: Poetry, Multimedia, Creative Non-Fiction and Short Fiction. A range of published models will be studied alongside write and workshop exercises; and students will develop close-reading skills. Two portfolios of creative work cover all four genres, based on work begun in seminars.
Prerequisite: 45 points passed including 30 points in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
Restriction: ENGLISH 255, 324
970
ENGLISH 256
: Tolkien and his Worlds2022 Summer School (1220)
Examines Tolkien’s primary fictional texts, <i>The Hobbit</i> and <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> trilogy, in relation to the author’s ideas about fantasy and world-building, his use of Celtic, German and Christian mythology, and the adaptation of the novels into film.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: ENGLISH 306
Restriction: ENGLISH 306
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ENGLISH 262
: Special Topic2025 Semester Two (1255)
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 356
Restriction: ENGLISH 356
972
ENGLISH 265
: Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragicomedies2023 Semester Two (1235)
A study of selected comedies and tragicomedies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Works of Shakespeare may include the romantic comedies of his first decade and a half as a playwright, the so-called 'problem plays', the darker comedies of his middle years, and the tragicomedies of his final years, sometimes called 'romances'. The nature of comedy and its relationship to tragedy is also explored.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English or Drama, or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: ENGLISH 310
Restriction: ENGLISH 310
973
ENGLISH 265
: Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragicomedies2021 Summer School (1210)
A study of selected comedies and tragicomedies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Works of Shakespeare may include the romantic comedies of his first decade and a half as a playwright, the so-called 'problem plays', the darker comedies of his middle years, and the tragicomedies of his final years, sometimes called 'romances'. The nature of comedy and its relationship to tragedy is also explored.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English or Drama, or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: ENGLISH 310
Restriction: ENGLISH 310
974
ENGLISH 265
: Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragicomedies2020 Summer School (1200)
A study of selected comedies and tragicomedies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Works of Shakespeare may include the romantic comedies of his first decade and a half as a playwright, the so-called 'problem plays', the darker comedies of his middle years, and the tragicomedies of his final years, sometimes called 'romances'. The nature of comedy and its relationship to tragedy is also explored.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in English or Drama, or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: ENGLISH 310
Restriction: ENGLISH 310
975
ENGLISH 305
: Modern Writing and Critical Thinking2025 Semester One (1253)
Reading modern works that overtly blend critical and creative styles, the course examines relations among discourses, criticality, and imagination.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Drama or English
Restriction: ENGLISH 223
Restriction: ENGLISH 223
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