ATS3841 Writing Italy
Faculty of Arts
ATS3841 Writing Italy is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Summer A at Prato. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Summer A
- Prato
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3841
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3841
No unit lists ATS3841 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisites: 12 credit points of level 1 units
Prohibition: ATS2841
Overview
Italy has lured writers to its shores for centuries. In this unit you will survey a selection of fiction and nonfiction to discover exactly why the country has been a source of such fascination and inspiration for English-speaking authors. You will read the narratives of writers who have visited Italy as tourists (e.g. Henry James) as well as ones who have decided make the country their home (e.g. Jhumpa Lahiri) to investigate the role of place in the production and consumption of literature and travel’s potential for transformation and discovery. A focus of this unit will be in-situ reading and writing, whereby you will become an artistic seeker yourself, developing pieces of creative and critical writing based upon a set of curated encounters with Tuscan cities and landscapes, famous works of art and architecture, and everyday experiences that embrace the spirit of “la dolce vita” celebrated in our texts.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Prato | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Practice portfolioPortfolio60%
- PosterArtefact30%
- JournalWritten10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically discuss a range of cultural responses to Italy as described in a variety of literary texts;
- 2
analyse and explain the relationship between environment and the production and reception of literary texts;
- 3
understand and apply a number of critical, creative and theoretical approaches to travel and its written representation
- 4
produce informed critical or creative responses to literary texts that are set in Italy in oral and written form.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops8 hours
- Tutorials16 hours
- Practical activities12 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3841 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Melinda Harvey
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Melinda Harvey
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3841?
ATS3841 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3841 offered?
In 2025, ATS3841 runs in Summer A at Prato.
How much work is ATS3841?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3841 have an exam?
No. ATS3841 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3841?
ATS3841 is part of Literary studies.