Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 53)
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106-101 "Contemporary Culture and Media" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p53) : Next:106-107 | Prev:106-106
Year 1 English.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Jodi Brooks.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully:
- will have an introductory understanding of contemporary theories of representation;
- will have an appreciation of the importance of media forms to contemporary culture;
- will have a familiarity with the processes by which films and television programmes are constructed;
- will have an understanding of how narrative (and anti-narrative) work in film and television;
- 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.
Content:
This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by focusing on the media of film and television. It introduces students to basic theories of representation and provides ways of understanding the roles of various media forms in the constitution of contemporary culture through an examination of the various representational conventions of television, mainstream and avant-garde film.
Assessment:
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.
Prescribed texts:
Recommended texts:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p53) : Next:106-107 | Prev:106-106
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p46) : Next:106-247 | Prev:106-106
Year 1 Cultural Studies.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Jodi Brooks.
Contact: A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully :
- will have an introductory understanding of contemporary theories of representation;
- will have an appreciation of the importance of media forms to contemporary culture;
- will have a familiarity with the processes by which films and television programmes are constructed;
- will have an understanding of how narrative (and anti-narrative) work in film and television;
- 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.
Content:
This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by focusing on the media of film and television. It introduces students to basic theories of representation and provides ways of understanding the roles of various media forms in the constitution of contemporary culture through an examination of the various representational conventions of television, mainstream and avant-garde film.
Assessment:
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.
Prescribed texts:
Recommended texts:
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, OBJECTIVES, RECOMMENDEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p46) : Next:106-247 | Prev:106-106
3. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p98) : Next:106-107 | Prev:106-106
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Jodi Brooks.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial each week
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully :
- will have an introductory understanding of contemporary theories of representation;
- will have an appreciation of the importance of media forms to contemporary culture;
- will have a familiarity with the processes by which films and television programmes are constructed;
- will have an understanding of how narrative (and anti-narrative) work in film and television;
- 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.
Content:
This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by focusing on the media of film and television. It introduces students to basic theories of representation and provides ways of understanding the roles of various media forms in the constitution of contemporary culture through an examination of the various representational conventions of television, mainstream and avant-garde film.
Assessment:
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.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that CONTACT, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p98) : Next:106-107 | Prev:106-106
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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