| 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: | A general introduction into contemporary culture. Examination of recent examples of popular literature, film or music and theories of modernism and postmodernism in relation to contemporary cultural practices. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have understood and addressed a diverse range of critical writings concerned with the modern and postmodern. Critically analysed cultural and historical materials. |
| 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. (5th 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 | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | | |
