Online Courses Handbook 2003

12294 (v.3) MCA 693 - Commmunication and Cultural Studies Special Topic III

Area:	School of Communication and Cultural Studies
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	12293 (v.2) MCA 692 - Commmunication and Cultural Studies Special Topic II
Urban(e) discourses - a study of the notion of the city in Western culture, with particular reference to the post-industrial city, and including the very recent phenomenon of 'conurbation'. Topics include - the culture of the city, notions of pastoral asan urban discourse, the flaneur, the literature of the city (eg, detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy fiction). Topics change from time to time.