310226 (v.2) Literary & Cultural Studies 321 - Contemporary Debates

Area:

Department of Communication and Cultural Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

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Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

In recent decades many theories have emerged and developed about culture and cultural practices, and the meanings and significance of these. This unit introduces the student to the interesting and complex debates that have been generated by such theories, with application to a range of cultural texts and practices. Discussion may focus on the work of a particular theorist, for example, that of Michel Foucault, or may explore a group of theories and theorists, for example, post-structuralism, paying attention not only to primary texts, but also the commentaries on and debates around those texts.

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Field of Education:

091500 Language and Literature (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

03 - Humanities

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External