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