310224 (v.2) Ecology and Culture 321
| Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus (HB): | The crucial questions of how we get to know and have our say about the significant environmental issues of the day such as sustainable development and climate change, and how experts should go about explaining important new ecological knowledge to the public, is addressed. The roles of feature films, film and television documentaries science journalism, creative non-fiction, traditional literary genres, radio talks, museum displays, and the internet, will be examined. The rise of environmental consciousness and activism through analysis of popular representations of nature from the nineteenth century to the present day. Application of historical-theoretical approaches to analyse ecological knowledge in its cultural and political contexts - colonial, national, racial and gendered. International in scope, the unit also examines the important Australian tradition, including Indigenous Australian perspectives, from early nature writing to today's environmental debates, ecotourism and green activism in a range of media, including the Web. |
| Field of Education: | 091500 Language and Literature (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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