BAWRT3005 Life narratives and automedia
This advanced unit introduces students to the history and genres of life narrative and automedia. Students will encounter various genres of life narrative and automedia such as in confessions, poetry, letters, diaries, biography, autobiography, memoir, essays, testimony, artwork, photography, documentary, podcasts, websites and social media. Themes covered may include truth, subjectivity, self, identity, privacy/disclosure, memory, trauma, and the ethics, morality and legality of representing the self and others in life narrative and automedia. Students will explore both the theories and practice of life narrative and automedia genres, explore ways of researching and resourcing life narrative and automedia projects, and will be given the option of critical and/or creative life narrative and automedia for their assessment.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $1,164
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $997
Grandfathered contribution amount - if you are a continuing student, who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
* For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.
