Course coordinator
Dr Emma Simpson-Weber
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2026 (23/02/2026 - 20/06/2026)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Communication & Arts School
“Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions” is an introductory course that traces the development of the British literary tradition from the medieval period to the twentieth century. It provides students with a foundational understanding of how major historical periods have shaped the key literary forms and engages with a range of influential authors including, amongst others, Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, and Virginia Woolf. The course examines canonical texts as a response to or evolution of earlier works, periods, and cultures, encouraging students to consider how literature reflects and challenges its historical context. Through broader thematic frameworks like race, class, and gender the course interrogates the terms “classic” and “canonical,” inviting students to critically reflect on what it means to study the English tradition at university in the twenty-first century. Students will develop skills essential for literary studies, including close reading, research, and writing. These important skills will also allow students to read critically beyond the university and classroom environment.
ENGL1800 explores and interrogates the idea of the literary canon. It provides students with a basis for understanding the "tradition", while interrogating what it means to study and engage with the tradition in the twenty-first century. The course introduces students to the practices of academic literary studies and provides students with a range of critical frameworks for analysing literary texts, including critical thinking, analysis, and research skills. The course is divided into 5 modules, exploring works in a variety of genres to trace the development of the tradition:
- Where to Begin?: Understanding the British tradition
- Early Modern Literature
- Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Modernist Literature
The course equips students to analyse texts in terms of relevant historical contexts, theory, genre and thematic frameworks including gender, race and class. Completing the course will provide students with key skills in close reading, research techniques and essay writing, giving them a solid methodological basis for further studies in the humanities.ﾠ
Course requirements
Assumed background
As this is a first-level course, there are no pre-requisites and students are not expected to have any prior knowledge of the set texts.
Course contact
Course coordinator
Dr Umme Salma
Course staff
Lecturer
Dr Emma Simpson-Weber
Dr Umme Salma
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Whilst every effort is made to place students in their preferred activity, it is not always possible for a student to be enrolled in their tutorial of choice. If you require assistance, please ensure that you email timetabling.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au from your UQ student email with:
- Your name
- Your student ID
- The course code
- A list of three tutorial preferences (in order of preference)
- Reason for the change – e.g. timetable clash, elite athlete status, SAP
Teaching staff do not have access to change tutorials or help with timetables; all timetabling changes must be processed through the Timetabling Team.
Aims and outcomes
ENGL1800 is an introduction to literary studies. Students will study major genres and periods across literary history, analysing literary texts thematically around topics of race, gender, and class. Students will complete varied assessments in which they will analyse and compare texts within periods as well as across periods. Students who successfully complete this course will gain a solid understanding of literary history and genres; develop their skills in close reading and literary analysis; engage with many of the most important concepts in and influences onﾠmodern literary studies; and learn important research and interpretative skills.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Read, understand and critically analyse the distinctive characteristics of literary forms (such as prose, verse, and drama) commonly used from the medieval period to the twentieth century
LO2.
Sustain critical reading and independent interpretive analysis of the formal aspects of literary texts through a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology
LO3.
Be able to collaborate and work effectively with other students/ members of the diverse learning community to engage with and review subject material; engage in scholarly debate for positive social change; demonstrate effective oral communication
LO4.
Demonstrate independent ability to write and communicate accurately and cogently, and provide an effective structure to sustained argumentation
LO5.
Engage responsibly and ethically with the research process; demonstrate independent research through appropriate methods and techniques
LO6.
Understand the significance of the literary tradition in the twenty-first century; understand the Western tradition through a post-colonial lens; understand First Nations responses to the British tradition
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution, Quiz, Tutorial/ Problem Set |
Management of Learning: Reading Logs and Knowledge Quizzes
|
20% |
Week 2 - Week 13
In Weeks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13 you will complete a 10-minute reading log in response to a prompt provided by your tutor. In Week 5 and Week 12, you will complete two Knowledge Quizzes, run by your tutor in the classroom. This work must be completed in class. |
| Essay/ Critique, Examination |
Close Reading Exam
|
30% Saturday exam |
In-semester Saturday 28/03/2026 - 2/05/2026 |
| Essay/ Critique | Research Essay | 50% Annotation + Essay 2000 words |
8/06/2026 4:00 pm |
Assessment details
Management of Learning: Reading Logs and Knowledge Quizzes
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution, Quiz, Tutorial/ Problem Set
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
Week 2 - Week 13
In Weeks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13 you will complete a 10-minute reading log in response to a prompt provided by your tutor. In Week 5 and Week 12, you will complete two Knowledge Quizzes, run by your tutor in the classroom. This work must be completed in class.
Task description
In Weeks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13 you will complete a 10-minute reading log in response to a prompt provided by your tutor. In Week 5 and Week 12, you will complete two Knowledge Quizzes, run by your tutor in the classroom. This work must be completed in class.
The Management of Learning tasks reward active participation and regular engagement. We strongly recommend you attend all tutorials, because this is where you will learn core skills in literary studies, engage in rich conversations about books and ideas, and develop peer review skills. This assessment item is designed to reward preparation (reading the set texts, attending or listening to the lecture, and reviewing the reading guide before class). It will help students to summarise key analytical points and generate ideas for further discussion. This work is designed to give students a starting point that they can return to later, to practise key skills, and to provide opportunities to track their progress with generalised feedback.
Students are required to participate for the full duration of the tutorial. By attending tutorials and actively engaging with the week's management of learning work, you can earn up to 20% (20 marks) towards your final grade. This provides your tutor with a chance to identify any challenges you may be experiencing with the learning materials and provide basic, regular feedback. A total of 8 points can be earned from participating in a tutorial and completing the week's reading log entry (1 mark per reading log). A total of 12 points can be earned on the knowledge quizzes in weeks 5 and 12: 6 points per quiz, and 2 points per question.
Your reading log entry should be 100-150 words (not including the question you are responding to) and take the form of a critical reflection on your reading of the week's texts. It needs no argument or formal structure, but must include at least one quotation from the text.
Your knowledge-quiz short answer responses should comprise 2-3 sentences in response to each question. There is no requirement that you include quotations in your knowledge quiz answers.
This work is marked on a pass/fail basis per reading log/question. We will demonstrate how to submit these in our early lectures and tutorials.
Complete your Reading Log assessment in class through Blackboard in the relevant weekly folder each week from Week 2 except Week 5, and 12.
The knowledge quizzes are your management of learning task in Week 5 & 12. Students must attend the tutorial and answer three short questions each worth 2 points, provided in the tutorials in week 5 &12. The questions in the knowledge quiz task will be on the literary terms and concepts and the texts set in the course. No extensions are possible except for UQ approved reasons. This learning activity ensures you are on track for your exam and research essay, and most students find this process an invaluable part of their learning.
Criteria & Marking:
Reading log grades and feedback will consider textual analysis and writing skills. Knowledge quizzes will be marked on content awareness and knowledge. This assignment is marked on a pass/fail basis, and a more detailed rubric will be available on blackboard during the semester.
Reading Log weeks: You must contact your tutor before your scheduled tutorial with the evidence required by UQ for an extension (e.g. a medical certificate). You and your tutor can negotiate an alternative arrangement for that week's Management of Learning task. Please do not submit a UQ Extension request.
Knowledge Quiz weeks: A total of four make-up sessions will be held across the semester for anyone unable to make their tutorial in week 5 or 12. Please email the course coordinator to indicate if you need to attend one of these sessions. Please note these make-up sessions are not intended for reading logs, but are for knowledge quizzes only in order to maintain the security of the quiz.
Use Of Generative AI or Machine Translation:
Use of Generative AI: This assessment task is to be completed in-person. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI or MT may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Submit reading logs through Blackboard via the relevant link. Knowledge quizzes will be paper-based and collected by your tutor after the quiz exams in the classroom.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
What if I am sick and can't attend my tutorial?
You must contact your tutor before your scheduled tutorial with the evidence required by UQ for an extension (e.g. a medical certificate). You and your tutor can negotiate an alternative arrangement for that week's Management of Learning task. Students are NOT able to apply for an extension via the Unitask portal for this assessment item.
Late submission
Late submission is not possible for this assessment.
Close Reading Exam
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique, Examination
- Weight
- 30% Saturday exam
- Due date
In-semester Saturday
28/03/2026 - 2/05/2026
- Other conditions
- Secure.
Task description
Under exam conditions, you will construct a tightly argued essay of roughly 600 words in response to one of the questions provided. Your work will be based on a close reading of texts studied in weeks 2-4. You will use direct evidence (quotations) to write a tightly argued 600-word essay about how the text generates meaning using literary techniques such as language choice, imagery and poetic devices.
Use Of Generative AI or Machine Translation:
Use of Generative AI: This assessment task is to be completed in-person. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI or MT may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Exam details
| Planning time | 10 minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed book examination - specified written materials permitted |
| Materials | One A4 sheet of handwritten notes, double sided, is permitted |
| Exam platform | Paper based |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to defer this exam.
Research Essay
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 50% Annotation + Essay 2000 words
- Due date
8/06/2026 4:00 pm
Task description
This assignment consists of two parts.
For PART A (40 marks available): you will construct a tightly argued 2000-word comparative research essay analysing two works studied in weeks 2-13. The task will involve close reading and analysis of scholarly research, as well as of the literary texts. You must not write on the same text (or relevant collection of texts) that you analysed in the exam; i.e. if writing on early modern sonnets in the exam you may not write on early modern sonnets for the research essay. You be will provided with a series of prompts in a more detailed task-sheet circulated during the semester. You will respond to one of these prompts.
You will write a research essay that uses evidence from both your chosen primary texts and a minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed secondary sources relevant to literary studies. The essay must be correctly formatted with a bibliography in MLA 9th edition, guidelines for which are accessible through the UQ Library. Care should be given to expression, punctuation, and grammar.
For PART B (10 marks available): You will submit in the same document as your research essay handwritten annotations on three secondary sources which will demonstrate your personal engagement with scholarship.
Use of Generative AI: This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Whilst students may use AI and/or MT technologies, successful completion of assessment in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide only limited support and guidance. A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Submit via TurnItIn on Blackboard.
TurnItIn Receipts:
Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using TurnItIn. Before submitting any assignments for this course you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Tutorial.
When you successfully submit your assessment to TurnItIn you will see text confirming your submission is complete, before being redirected to your Assignment inbox. On this page you can:
- View the name of the submitted file
- View date and time of the upload
- Resubmit your paper (if necessary)
- Download your submitted paper
- Download digital receipt.
If you cannot see your submission in your Assignment inbox you should regard your submission as unsuccessful. Students are responsible for retaining evidence of submission by the due date for all assessment items, in the required form (e.g. screenshot, email, photo, and an unaltered copy of submitted work).
If the submission was not successful:
- Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).
- Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again.
- If you cannot submit again email your course coordinator immediately with the assignment attached.
Please visit this webpage for further advice on how to submit your TurnItIn assignment.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
- Where fractional marks occur in the calculation of the final grade, a mark of x.5% or greater will be rounded up to (x+1)%. A percentage mark of less than x.5% will be rounded down to x%.
- Where no assessable work is received, a Grade of X will apply.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Additional assessment information
- Further information regarding the assessment, including marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course.
- Marks Cannot Be Changed After Being Released: Marks are not open to negotiation with course staff. If you wish to discuss the feedback you have received, you should make an appointment to speak with the Course Coordinator.
- Assessment Re-mark: If you are considering an Assessment Re-mark, please follow the link to important information you should consider before submitting a request.
- Integrity Pledge: Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using Turnitin. Before submitting any assignments for this course, you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Modules.ﾠIn uploading an assignment via Turnitin you are certifying that it is your original work, that it has not been copied in whole or part from another person or source except where this is properly acknowledged, and that it has not in whole or part been previously submitted for assessment in any other course at this or any other university.
- Withholding marks prior to finalisation of grades: Per UQ Assessment Procedures – Release of Assessment Item Marks and Grades: The final assessment item and the marks for the assessment item are to be released only after the final grade for the course has been released.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
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Week 1 (23 Feb - 01 Mar) |
Lecture |
Week 1 Lecture: What is "the tradition"? What is "the tradition" and why do we study it? Required Reading: T.S Eliot's "Tradition and the Individual Talent" and Marx, John. “Postcolonial Literature and the Western Literary Canon.” The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies, Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp. 83–96. Both are available through the library reading list. |
Tutorial |
Week 1 Tutorial: What is "the tradition"? NB: Tutorials commence in Week 1. Meet your tutor and your class: these colleagues will be your supportive learning community for the semester, and perhaps longer! Bring the texts, the Reading Guide and your own reading notes. These will become your discussion prompts. (This applies to all tutorials.) Weekly activities may include in-class close reading, discussion, and a writing log exercise based on the week's set text and secondary readings. Required Reading: T.S Eliot's "Tradition and the Individual Talent" and Marx, John. “Postcolonial Literature and the Western Literary Canon.” The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies, Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp. 83–96. Both are available through the library reading list. |
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Week 2 (02 Mar - 08 Mar) |
Lecture |
Week 2 Lecture: Medieval Chivalric Romance: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Required Reading: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ed. Larry B Benson and Daniel Donoghue Recommended Readings: Ch. 2 “Medieval Romance” of Barbara Fuchs' of Romance and the introduction of Helen Cooper’s English Romance in Time. All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 2 Tutorial: Medieval Chivalric Romance: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Required Reading: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ed. Larry B Benson and Daniel Donoghue Recommended Readings: Ch. 2 “Medieval Romance” of Barbara Fuchs' of Romance and the introduction of Helen Cooper’s English Romance in Time. All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 3 (09 Mar - 15 Mar) |
Lecture |
Week 3 Lecture: Early Modern Sonnets Required Reading: A selection of sonnets will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all sonnets. Recommended Reading: Arthur Marotti, “Love is Not Love: Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences and the Social Order” and Marotti and Marcelle Freiman’s chapter “The English sonnet in Manuscript, print, and Mass Media” in Cambridge Companion to the Sonnet All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 3 Tutorial: Early Modern Sonnets Required Reading: A selection of sonnets will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all sonnets. Recommended Reading: Arthur Marotti, “Love is Not Love: Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences and the Social Order” and Marotti and Marcelle Freiman’s chapter “The English sonnet in Manuscript, print, and Mass Media” in Cambridge Companion to the Sonnet All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 4 (16 Mar - 22 Mar) |
Lecture |
Week 4 Lecture: Early Modern Drama: Othello Required Reading: Shakespeare's Othello Recommended Reading: Ian Smith’s “We Are Othello” in Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race and Adrian Poole’s Tragedy: A Very Short Introduction All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 4 Tutorial: Early Modern Drama: Othello Required Reading: Shakespeare's Othello Recommended Reading: Ian Smith’s “We Are Othello” in Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race and Adrian Poole’s Tragedy: A Very Short Introduction All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 5 (23 Mar - 29 Mar) |
Lecture |
Week 5 Lecture: Essay Writing No advance reading required. |
Tutorial |
Week 5 Tutorial: Essay Writing No advance reading required. Students will undertake the first of two knowledge quizzes in class. |
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Week 6 (30 Mar - 05 Apr) |
No student involvement (Breaks, information) |
Week 6: NO LECTURES OR TUTORIALS - Reading Week Use this time to begin reading longer texts like Silas Marner and/or Orlando. |
Mid-sem break (06 Apr - 12 Apr) |
No student involvement (Breaks, information) |
MID-SEMESTER BREAK No lectures or tutorials |
Week 7 (13 Apr - 19 Apr) |
Lecture |
Week 7 Lecture: Introduction to Satire: The Rape of the Lock Required Reading: Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock Recommended Reading: Richards, Cynthia. "Living Memory, Embodied Experience, and What Gets Lost in the Story of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock" English Language Notes 57.2 (2019) 133-142. All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 7 Tutorial: Introduction to Satire: The Rape of the Lock Required Reading: Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock Recommended Reading: Richards, Cynthia. "Living Memory, Embodied Experience, and What Gets Lost in the Story of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock" English Language Notes 57.2 (2019) 133-142. All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 8 (20 Apr - 26 Apr) |
Tutorial |
Week 8 Tutorial: Romantic Poetry Required Reading: A selection of poems will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all poems. Recommended Reading: Jamaica Kincaid's New Yorker article "Alien Soil" All readings are available through the library. |
Lecture |
Week 8 Lecture: Romantic Poetry Required Reading: A selection of poems will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all poems. Recommended Reading: Jamaica Kincaid's New Yorker article "Alien Soil" All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 9 (27 Apr - 03 May) |
Lecture |
Week 9 Lecture: Victorian Poetry Required Reading: A selection of poems (dramatic monologue, elegy, pre-Raphaelites) will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all poems. Recommended Reading: Cornelia D.J. Pearsall “The Dramatic Monologue” in Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 9 Tutorial: Victorian Poetry Required Reading: A selection of poems (dramatic monologue, elegy, pre-Raphaelites) will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all poems. Recommended Reading: Cornelia D.J. Pearsall “The Dramatic Monologue” in Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 10 (04 May - 10 May) |
No student involvement (Breaks, information) |
Week 10: NO LECTURES OR TUTORIALS - Reading Week Use this time to work on your assessment and/or read ahead with Orlando. |
Week 11 (11 May - 17 May) |
Lecture |
Week 11 Lecture: Victorian Novel: Silas Marner Required Reading: George Eliot's Silas Marner Recommended Reading: Willis, M. “Silas Marner, Catalepsy, and Mid-Victorian Medicine: George Eliot’s Ethics of Care”. Journal of Victorian Culture, 20.3 (2015), 326–340. All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 11 Tutorial: Victorian Novel: Silas Marner Required Reading: George Eliot's Silas Marner Recommended Reading: Willis, M. “Silas Marner, Catalepsy, and Mid-Victorian Medicine: George Eliot’s Ethics of Care”. Journal of Victorian Culture, 20.3 (2015), 326–340. All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 12 (18 May - 24 May) |
Lecture |
Week 12 Lecture: Modernist Poetry Required Reading: A selection of poems will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all poems. Recommended Reading: Ramazani, Jahan. "Caliban's Modernity: Post-colonial Poetry of Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean" in Cambridge Companion to Modernist Poetry All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 12 Tutorial: Modernist Poetry Required Reading: A selection of poems will be made available through the library course reading list. NB: Please read all poems. Recommended Reading: Ramazani, Jahan. "Caliban's Modernity: Post-colonial Poetry of Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean" in Cambridge Companion to Modernist Poetry All readings are available through the library. |
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Week 13 (25 May - 31 May) |
Lecture |
Week 13 Lecture: Modernist Novel: Orlando Required Reading: Virginia Woolf's Orlando Recommended Reading: Edwards, Alexandra "Orlando: A Fanfiction; or, Virginia Woolf in the Archive of Our Own" Journal of Modern Literature 44.3 (2021)p 49-62. and Vandivere, Julie. "The Bastard's Contention: Race, Property, and Sexuality in Virginia Woolf's Orlando" Modernism/modernity 28.1 (2021) 91-116. All readings are available through the library. |
Tutorial |
Week 13 Tutorial: Modernist Novel: Orlando Required Reading: Virginia Woolf's Orlando Recommended Reading: Edwards, Alexandra "Orlando: A Fanfiction; or, Virginia Woolf in the Archive of Our Own" Journal of Modern Literature 44.3 (2021)p 49-62. and Vandivere, Julie. "The Bastard's Contention: Race, Property, and Sexuality in Virginia Woolf's Orlando" Modernism/modernity 28.1 (2021) 91-116. All readings are available through the library. |
Policies and procedures
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- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
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- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments for Students Policy and Procedure
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- Recording of Teaching Policy and Procedure
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Course guidelines
Communication Expectations
While you are a student at UQ, all communication must be conducted according to the UQ Student Code of Conduct. The UQ Library has a helpful Communicate and collaborate online module.
- Email is the primary way for you to send messages to, and receive information from, the School and our staff.
- You must use your UQ email address (not a private address) to communicate with staff.
- You should add a clear subject line, including course code, and a 2-3 word statement.
- You can send email at any time, however please do not expect responses outside normal working hours (Monday to Friday from ~8am to ~5pm).
- Emails that constitute bullying, harassment or discrimination against staff contravene the Student Code of Conduct. Emails like this will be reported to the University, and the matter will be pursued as misconduct.