10082 (v.4) Cultural Studies 294
| Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The discussion of the role popular music plays in the production of personal, subcultural and national identity. It examines the history of popular music and its place in global capitalism. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A background in some of the major areas of popular music as they pertain to issues of identity - personal, group, national and local/global identities. An understanding of how musical preference and identification helps share and produce aspects of a person's identity. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Gibaldi, Joseph. (1999), MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. (fifth edition). New York, Modern Language Association of America. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay (1) 30%, Essay (2) 40%, Participation 10%, Tutorial presentation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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