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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. |
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: | 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. |
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: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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