ENGL20022 Modernism and Avant Garde (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ENGL20022 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in English. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 现代主义与先锋派
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: English
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines modernism, a revolution in literature and other arts that took place between roughly 1890 and 1950. Modernism was an international and experimental enterprise, at once highly local and truly global, emerging in sites as diverse as Paris, Tokyo, New York, and Buenos Aires — a.
ENGL20022 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 2.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.7 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I didn’t think it was bad at all but I did find it pretty difficult. I reckon have a look at the texts listed in the handbook and think about whether they sound interesting to you. If you’re not interested in what you have to read, the subject will be 100% harder but if you’re e…"
On Reddit: "Okay, thank you, that makes sense. I agree, modernist texts can be difficult to pull apart for analyzing purposes. They changed the texts for this semester so hopefully it will be a little less difficult, I definitely like the look of the texts! Thank you again for your advice!"
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Q: Is ENGL20022 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 2.7/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGL20022, and when is it offered?
A: ENGL20022 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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