Prose Poetics
Overview
This unit explores prose poetics. Students develop an understanding of the relationship between individual elements of form, convention and meaning, as they contribute to an overall effect. This unit fosters an appreciation of traditional and experimental narrative forms, through close content analysis, textual analysis and discourse analysis. Critical analysis includes First Nations perspectives. A range of contemporary short stories and articles are analysed in order to develop a deeper understanding of prose systems and schemas. Students present creative and critical work using industry standard media creation applications.
Requisites
AND
50 credit points
OR
MDA10018 Content Creator Lab OR JOU10007 Media Content Creation
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Investigate and apply the conventions of prose poetics in a variety of contexts, including First Nations perspectives
- Critically analyse and review texts for individual stylistic features and overall effect
- Synthesise complex ideas into creative forms using a range of literary techniques
- Analyse the psycholinguistic features of prose to articulate narratorial presence and purpose
- Articulate the relationship between diverse modes of storytelling
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 6.50 | 12 weeks | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 25% | 1,2,3 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 45% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Class Exercises | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Conventional and literary analysis of prose poetics in a variety of contexts
- Traditional and innovative uses of individual stylistic features of prose to create overall effect
- Synthesis of complex ideas into creative forms using a range of literary techniques
- Critical and creative use of tools for context analysis
- Critical and creative use of tools for textual analysis
- Critical and creative use of tools of discourse analysis
- Psycholinguistic textual analysis
- Defining narratorial presence and purpose
- Short stories and theoretical articles
- Graduate Attribute Communication Skills: Verbal communication
- Graduate Attribute Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.