ATS3091 Digital literatures
Faculty of Arts
ATS3091 Digital literatures is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3091
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3091
No unit lists ATS3091 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit considers literary texts created specifically for digital platforms, spanning the 1980s to the present day. Students examine the theoretical underpinnings of digital literature in poststructuralist, cyberculture and contemporary media theories, as well as performing textual analysis of examples from major genres (hypertext fiction; networked writing; analogue-print hybrids; interactive fiction; and social-media narrative). The unit emphasises the constantly-evolving relationship between digital technologies and literary creators' uses of them. We will also consider issues of longevity and canonicity for digital literatures given the rapid rate of obsolescence in digital platforms.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- On-call Seminar Leadership5%
- Moodle Debates Postings20%
- Research Essay30%
- Seminar attendance and participation5%
- End-of-semester online test40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Knowledge of poststructuralist, cyberculture and contemporary media theories influencing development of digital literatures;
- 2
Familiarity with some of the major subgenres, texts and authors in the digital literature domain;
- 3
Appreciation of the inter-relationship between evolving media technologies and digital literary genres from 1980s to the present;
- 4
Ability to engage in debates between various 'generations' of digital literature practitioners and critics;
- 5
Understanding of the challenges digital literature presents to traditional print-culture notions of textual fixity, longevity and canonicity, and implications of these for the future of literary studies broadly;
- 6
Ability to situate digital literatures within changes in the broader contemporary book world, especially around digital technologies and eBooks;
- 7
Skill in navigating digital literary texts on various media platforms
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
S. Jackson 'Patchwork Girl' (USB or CD-ROM)
Where it fits
ATS3091 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Simone Murray
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Simone Murray
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3091?
ATS3091 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3091 offered?
In 2020, ATS3091 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3091?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3091 have an exam?
No. ATS3091 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3091?
ATS3091 is part of Literary studies.