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IGNOU MEG-19 Code Details
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University
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
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Title
Australian Novel
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Language(s)
English
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Code
MEG-19
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Subject
English
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Degree(s)
MA
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Course
Optional Courses
IGNOU MEG-19 English Topics Covered
Block 1 - The Australian Novel: The Beginnings
- Unit 1 - The Australian Novel: An Introduction
- Unit 2 - The Australian Novel in the Nineteenth Century
- Unit 3 - Nineteenth Century Women Novelists
Block 2 - From Colony to Federation
- Unit 1 - The Australian Novel of The Federation Period
- Unit 2 - Miles Franklin: My Brilliant Career
- Unit 3 - My Brilliant Career: Themes and Concerns
Block 3 - New Directions
- Unit 1 - Modernism and the Australian Novel
- Unit 2 - Patrick White as Novelist
- Unit 3 - The Tree of Man: An Introduction
- Unit 4 - The Tree of Man: Industrialisation and Social Transition
Block 4 - War Novels
- Unit 1 - Australian Novels of War
- Unit 2 - Thomas Keneally as a Novelist
- Unit 3 - Schindler’s Ark: The Triumph of Humanity
- Unit 4 - Schindler’s Ark: Major Themes
Block 5 - Fiction By Indigenous Writers
- Unit 1 - Aboriginal Australia: An Introduction
- Unit 2 - Aboriginal Australia: From Resistance to Reconciliation
- Unit 3 - The Aboriginal Novel and Kim Scott
- Unit 4 - Benang: From The Heart - The Background
- Unit 5 - Benang: From The Heart: A Critical Analysis
Block 6 - Multicultural Writing
- Unit 1 - Australian Multicultural Writing
- Unit 2 - Australian Multicultural Novelists
- Unit 3 - Yasmine Gooneratne: A Change of Skies
- Unit 4 - A Change of Skies: A Critical Study
Block 7 - Contemporary Novel (1)
- Unit 1 - Contemporary Australian Novelists
- Unit 2 - Peter Carey: An Introduction to His Novels
- Unit 3 - Peter Carey: Later Novels
- Unit 4 - Peter Carey’s True History of The Kelly Gang: An Introduction
- Unit 5 - True History of The Kelly Gang: A Critical Analysis
Block 8 - Contemporary NoveL (2)
- Unit 1 - Contemporary Australian Women Novelists
- Unit 2 - Fiction for Children and Young Adults
- Unit 3 - The Australian Novel: Recent Trends
IGNOU MEG-19 (July 2024 - January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Explain with suitable examples, how nineteenth century womennovelists of Australia created a space for themselves within the patriarchal culture and society of their times.
2. Critically examine the significance of Joseph Furphy’s novel Such is Life, in the history of the Australian novel.
3. Explain the significance of the title The Tree of Man.
4. Consider Schindler’s Ark as a story of the triumph of humanity.
5. Explain how writing becomes a political act in True History of the Kelly Gang.
IGNOU MEG-19 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions
1. Consider The Tree of Man by Patrick White as a pioneer novel.
2. Explain the significance of the title of Yasmine Gooneratne’s novel A Change of Skies.
3. “Kim Scott’s novel Benang is a polyphonic text.” Comment on this statement.
4. Discuss with suitable examples, how Peter Carey mingles ‘fiction’ with ‘historical accounts’ in his effort to arrive at a ‘true history’ of a social outlaw, in True History of the Kelly Gang.
5. Write short notes of around 200 words each on the following:
a. Trace the development of the novel in nineteenth century Australia, and critically evaluate its themes and concerns.
b. Examine how Keneally engages with the complex nature of righteousness and virtue through the character Oskar Schindler in Schindler’s Ark.
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