Writing Past Lives
Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $592 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
About this subject
In recent years, fictions and popular biographies about people from the past have featured prominently on bestseller lists and in literary awards. Why do writers and readers turn to these representations with such enthusiasm? In this subject we analyse the social and cultural significance of narrative encounters with people from the past. We consider how readers, creators and critics engage with them, and with their historical contexts. We ask: What are the ethical dilemmas of such creative and critical practices? How do understandings of gender, sexuality, race, dis/ability and class intersect in these works? How might they challenge our view of the current moment and its various prejudices? How do they offer new ways to imagine past, present and future identities? Students will engage with these questions through textual analysis, research and the development of creative work. This is a level 3 subject. Please consider the pre-requisites before enrolling. This subject includes daytime live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.
Writing Past Lives is a standalone subject at La Trobe University in VIC. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with La Trobe University before enrolling.
La Trobe University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 12 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with La Trobe University before enrolling.
Listing facts
- Type
- Single subject
- National code
- LTU-CPW3001
- Field of education
- Information technology
- Provider
- La Trobe University
- Credit points
- 25
- Study mode
- Online
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Qualifications listed
- 0
- FEE-HELP
- Eligible
Prerequisites
Prior study required