ALW242 - Poetry: Events in Language
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jonathan Dunk |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2-hour seminar or equivalent |
Content
This unit introduces students to one of the oldest and most fundamental forms of literary expression: poetry. The unit concentrates on poetry as a contemporary creative practice, with an emphasis on concepts and techniques that support poetic production. The unit concentrates on typographic forms of poetry, but it also looks beyond 'poetry of the page’, introducing students to digital and performative forms of poetry. Conceptually, the unit covers aspects of poetics such as catalogue, form and genre, ecopoetics, and beyond. The unit is designed to cater to students with diverse experiences in reading and writing poetry.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrate knowledge of poetic forms, language, techniques, and audience | GLO1: Discipline knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Close reading of poems in terms of their formal properties and historical context. Application of critical methodologies in the thematic and formal analysis of poetry | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Investigate poetry and performances in order to understand how poetries can articulate new understandings of the world, cultures, and modes of being | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate self-management capacities in selection of relevant scholarly secondary material in which to understand and create informed engagements with a wide range of poetry | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate a capacity to work collaboratively in the development of a creative artefact or critical argument | GLO7: Teamwork |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Exercise (creative portfolio & statement of practice) | 2000 words or equivalent (creative portfolio: 1500 words; statement of practice: 500 words) | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Exercise (creative portfolio & statement of practice) | 2000 words or equivalent (creative portfolio: 1500 words; statement of practice: 500 words) | 50% | Week 12 |
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
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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