ASP309 - Critique and Creativity: Contemporary French Philosophy
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Sean Bowden |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed at least one ASP-coded level 2 unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Is there a relation between practices of philosophical critique and the possibility of creating new forms of life and thought? We will try to answer this question by turning to the works of several contemporary French philosophers, including Bergson, Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida and Cixous. We will come to grips with their philosophical programs and examine the implications of their ideas for our thinking about reality, knowledge, ethics and the nature of philosophical practice itself.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and explain the key ideas and arguments, bearing on the relation between 'life' and 'thought', developed by a number of 20th century French philosophers | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Develop and clearly communicate arguments in defence of specific philosophical claims related to the ideas and arguments studied, individually or in collaborative projects | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Apply the philosophical ideas and arguments studied in coming to grips with authentic problems, individually or in collaborative projects | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Compare, contrast and critically evaluate the philosophical ideas and arguments studied, and reflect on their wider implications | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Seminar/Online Exercises | 400 words or equivalent | 10% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 4-5 students) Group Assignment | 1400 words or equivalent | 35% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 3: Essay | 2200 words or equivalent | 55% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ASP309 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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