Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 54)
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106-247/347 "Postmodernism" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p54) : Next:106-250 | Prev:106-246
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd year
Coordinator: David Bennett.
Contact: Two 1.5-hour seminars per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will:
- have a general understanding of the major theories of postmodernity as a period of socio-cultural history, and of postmodernism as an ensemble of aesthetic practices evident across the board of the arts and entertainment media in this period;
- have a more detailed understanding of critical theories about the formal and thematic features of postmodernist writing, film, television and architecture;
- be able to utilise these theories in their analysis of specific texts, films and architectural designs.
Content:
This subject examines and employs aesthetic and cultural definitions of postmodernism to interpret contemporary fiction, film, architecture and other cultural media.
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p54) : Next:106-250 | Prev:106-246
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p46) : Next:106-268 | Prev:106-101
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd year
Coordinator: David Bennett.
Contact: Two 1.5-hour seminars per week
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will:
- have a general understanding of the major theories of postmodernity as a period of socio-cultural history, and of postmodernism as an ensemble of aesthetic practices evident across the board of the arts and entertainment media in this period;
- have a more detailed understanding of critical theories about the formal and thematic features of postmodernist writing, film, television and architecture;
- be able to utilise these theories in their analysis of specific texts, films and architectural designs.
Content:
This subject examines and employs aesthetic and cultural definitions of postmodernism to interpret contemporary fiction, film, architecture and other cultural media.
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p46) : Next:106-268 | Prev:106-101
3. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p100) : Next:106-250 | Prev:106-246
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: David Bennett.
Contact: Two 1.5-hour seminars each week
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will:
- have a general understanding of the major theories of postmodernity as a period of socio-cultural history, and of postmodernism as an ensemble of aesthetic practices evident across the board of the arts and entertainment media in this period;
- have a more detailed understanding of critical theories about the formal and thematic features of postmodernist writing, film, television and architecture; and
- be able to utilise these theories in their analysis of specific texts, films and architectural designs.
Content:
This subject examines and employs aesthetic and cultural definitions of postmodernism to interpret contemporary fiction, film, architecture and other cultural media.
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that CONTACT, OBJECTIVES, POINTS, PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p100) : Next:106-250 | Prev:106-246
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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