12.5 1st year Annamarie Jagose. First semester One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week. Students who complete this subject successfully:

• will be able to analyse specific examples of contemporary culture in relation to formations of identity and taste;
• will have an understanding of the various meanings attributed to the practices of everyday life;
• will have a grasp of the complex relationship between ideological formations and consumer or spectator pleasures;
• will have acquired relevant research skills including use of the library, referencing and presentation of written work;
• will be able to apply flexible reading strategies and writing practices to the material studied;
• will have a background of relevant knowledge and methodologies, both critical and theoretical, on which to base further studies in English and Cultural Studies.

This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by thinking about the relationships between various cultural forms, institutional sites and the practices of everyday life. It provides intellectual frameworks for the reading of cultural forms and practices as diverse as music videos, public space and dining out. Written work of not more than 4,000 words. Students may produce an audio-visual presentation in lieu of any one essay with permission of the subject coordinator. Course reader available from the department Frow J and Morris M Australian Cultural Studies: A Reader Allen & Unwin Gray A and McGuigan J Studying Culture: An Introductory Reader Hodder and Stoughton Turner G Nation, Culture, Text: Australian Cultural and Media Studies Routledge 12.5 1st year Annamarie Jagose. First semester A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week Students who complete this subject successfully:

• will be able to analyse specific examples of contemporary culture in relation to formations of identity and taste;
• will have an understanding of the various meanings attributed to the practices of everyday life;
• will have a grasp of the complex relationship between ideological formations and consumer or spectator pleasures;
• will have acquired relevant research skills including use of the library, referencing and presentation of written work;
• will be able to apply flexible reading strategies and writing practices to the material studied;
• will have a background of relevant knowledge and methodologies, both critical and theoretical, on which to base further studies in English and Cultural Studies.

This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by thinking about the relationships between various cultural forms, institutional sites and the practices of everyday life. It provides intellectual frameworks for the reading of cultural forms and practices as diverse as music videos, public space and dining out. Written work of not more than 4,000 words. Students may produce an audio-visual presentation in lieu of any one essay with permission of the subject Coordinator. Course reader available from the department Frow J and Morris M Australian Cultural Studies: A Reader Allen & Unwin Gray A and McGuigan J Studying Culture: An Introductory Reader Hodder and Stoughton Turner G Nation, Culture, Text: Australian Cultural and Media Studies Routledge 12.5 Annamarie Jagose. First semester. One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial each week Students who complete this subject successfully:

• will be able to analyse specific examples of contemporary culture in relation to formations of identity and taste;
• will have an understanding of the various meanings attributed to the practices of everyday life;
• will have a grasp of the complex relationship between ideological formations and consumer or spectator pleasures;
• will have acquired relevant research skills including use of the library, referencing and presentation of written work;
• will be able to apply flexible reading strategies and writing practices to the material studied; and
• will have a background of relevant knowledge and methodologies, both critical and theoretical, on which to base further studies in English and Cultural Studies.

This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by thinking about the relationships between various cultural forms, institutional sites and the practices of everyday life. It provides intellectual frameworks for the reading of cultural forms and practices as diverse as music videos, public space and dining out. Written work of not more than 4,000 words. Students may produce an audio-visual presentation in lieu of any one essay with permission of the subject coordinator. Course reader available from the department