308529 (v.1) Com 104 - Mass Communications I
| Area: | Curtin Business School |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Syllabus: | Provides a basic introduction to the field of media and cultural studies. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Critically analyse and produce contemporary media forms. |
| 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: | Ang, I., (1985), Watching Dallas - Soap Opera and the Melodramatic Imagination, London, Methuen. Anthias, F. and Yuval-Davis, N., (1992), Racialised Boundaries - Raca, Nation, Gender, Colour and Class in the Anti-Racist Struggle, London, Routledge. Appignanesi, R. and Garratt, C., (1995), Postmodernism for Beginners, Cambridge, Icon Books. Baldwin, T., (1996), Convergence - Integrating Media, Information and Communication, Thousand Oaks, Sage. Barr, T., (1985), The Electronic Estate - New CommunicationsMedia and Australia, Ringwood, Penguin. Barthes, R., (1993), Mythologies, London, Vintage. Bennett, T., [et al], (1993), Rock and Popular Music - Politics, Policies, Institutions, London, NY, Routledge. Bhabha, H.K., (Ed.), (1991), Nation and Narration, London, NY, Routledge. Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K., (1994), Film History - An Introduction, NY, McGraw-Hill. Branston, G., (1999), The Media Student's Book, London, Routledge. Brooker, P. and Brooker, W., (Eds.), (1997), Postmodern After-Images - A Reader in Film, Television and Video, London, NY, Arnold. |
| Unit Texts: | Stewart, C. and Kowaltzke, A., (1997), Media - New Ways and Meanings, Jacaranda Press. Jongeling, S.B., (Ed.), (1994), Referencing Guide (Rev, ed), Perth, Edith Cowan University. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 20%. Major Assignment 40%. Tutorial 10%. Proposal 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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