57162 Memory and Life Writing
8cp; To comply with health advice from NSW Health, the planned delivery of this subject for Spring 2021 has been adjusted. Activities scheduled for campus until the 27th of August (inclusive) are being moved online. Timetabled activities for the remainder of the session will be held on campus only if the public health situation permits face-to-face learning in available teaching spaces. Please log into Canvas and monitor your UTS email for the latest advice concerning subject delivery and assessment information. ; availability: not offered to exchange and study abroad studentsThere are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
The study and writing of a life is now one of the most popular and dynamic fields in non-fiction scholarship. This subject introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of life writing in forms such as biography, autobiography, family history, oral history, memoir and engages with the critical and methodological issues raised by these various approaches. In scoping the field, this subject engages with central issues of memory, agency, identity, self-representation, and so on. Life writing can encapsulate the relation between the individual and society, the local and the national, the past and present, and the public and private experience. Through its various activities, the subject aims to air such topics for both academic and 'general' audiences, especially through a consideration of how life writing contributes to our broader cultural heritage.
Typical availability
Spring session, City campus
The subject is usually offered in these sessions. To confirm availability check the UTS Timetable Planner.
Detailed subject description.