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: | Focuses on the production of cultural meanings and issues of control of production and constraints on creative practices. Explores the notion of the culture industry, encompassing such fields as media and communication, the visual arts and literature. Deals with topics related to cultural policy. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Reviewed the concept of 'the Enlightenment project' as a product of modernity. Examined the concept of aesthetic modernism as registering the implications of modernity. Explored contemporary debates about the nature of postmodernity and postmodernism, and the difference between them. Further developed and enhanced scholarly research skills in cultural studies. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bullock, Alan et al. (1977), The fontana dictionary of modern thought (second edition). London, Fontana. Gibaldi, Joseph. (1999), MLA handbook for writers of research papers (fifth edition). New York, Modern Language Association of America. |
Unit Texts: | Woods, Tim. (1999), Beginning Postmodernism. New York, Manchester University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Online components 20%, Participation 10%, Research essay (1) 20%, Research essay (2) 30%, Tutorial discussion 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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