Overview
This unit charts a passage through the 20th century from modernism to post-modernism through its literature. It invites you to explore a selection of texts by a number of significant writers from the 20th century and from a range of national literatures. These texts address a range of issues including post-colonialism, the transition from the psyche to psychology, sexuality, the American Jazz age, Southern post-bellum agonistics, gender, magic realism, existentialism, slavery, racism, and identity. You will also explore the influences this literature has had on contemporary thought.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Admission to CC10 or completion of 72 credit points in CA10, CB94, CC13, CG85 or CC43.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Performance Data, Unit Coordinator Reflection
Student Engagement with Reading and Assessment Preparation
Review the asynchronous learning experience to ensure students are adequately supported to engage with prescribed texts throughout the term. Particular attention should be given to balancing student choice with guided learning opportunities that reinforce close-reading practices, literary analysis skills, and assessment preparation.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator Reflection
Reading List and Assessment Focus
Review the unit's current reading model and consider whether a more focused cohort-wide text list would better support student engagement and success. Aligning weekly materials, tutorials, and assessment activities around a smaller number of shared texts may provide more opportunities for guided close reading, reduce decision-making complexity, and strengthen students' engagement with the primary texts on which assessment is based.