Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 52)
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106-106 "Contemporary Culture and Everyday Life" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p52) : Next:106-101 | Prev:106-105
Year 1 English.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Annamarie Jagose.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
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.
Content:
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.
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, p52) : Next:106-101 | Prev:106-105
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p46) : Next:106-101
Year 1 Cultural Studies.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Annamarie Jagose.
Contact: A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
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.
Content:
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.
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, RECOMMENDEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p46) : Next:106-101
3. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p98) : Next:106-101 | Prev:106-105
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Annamarie Jagose.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial each week
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
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.
Content:
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.
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:106-101 | Prev:106-105
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
Maintained by: Dept. of English, Faculty of Arts.
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