Unit information: Autobiography in 2008/09

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Unit name Autobiography
Unit code ENGL29013
Credit points 15
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Tom Sperlinger
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of English
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit aims to introduce students to a broad range of methods for writing about life events. Students will be encouraged to explore autobiography as a genre in reading and to experiment with writing autobiography or using autobiographical material in fiction. There will be an emphasis on reading and discussing work in class, as well as on discussion of wider themes.