Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 62)
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106-444 "Global Culture: History and Theory" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p62) : Next:106-450 | Prev:106-430
Year 4 English.
Credit points: 16.7 4th year
Coordinator: Simon During.
Contact: One 2-hour seminar per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will have:
- familiarity with contemporary analysis of global culture;
- an understanding of debates over 'cultural imperialism' and 'hybridity';
- a sense of how work on postcolonialism and work on globalisation fit together;
- an understanding of approaches to the history of global culture;
- an introductory grasp of a series of case studies in the history of global culture.
Content:
Today global communications systems and cultural technologies like the internet and satellite TV are extending their reach. This subject analyses globalisation by asking such questions as: is it another form of cultural imperialism or will it allow new modes of cultural hybridisation? What will be the role of national cultures in the future? Is there such a thing as a global popular culture? How do we historicise and theorise global culture?
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 6,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p62) : Next:106-450 | Prev:106-430
2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p50) : Prev:106-430
Year 4 Cultural Studies.
Credit points: 16.7 4th year
Coordinator: Simon During.
Contact: One 2-hour seminar per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will have:
- familiarity with contemporary analysis of global culture;
- an understanding of debates over 'cultural imperialism' and 'hybridity';
- a sense of how work on postcolonialism and work on globalisation fit together;
- an understanding of approaches to the history of global culture;
- an introductory grasp of a series of case studies in the history of global culture.
Content:
Today global communications systems and cultural technologies like the internet and satellite tv are extending their reach. This subject analyses globalisation by asking such questions as: is it another form of cultural imperialism or will it allow new modes of cultural hybridisation? What will be the role of national cultures in the future? Is there such a thing as a global popular culture? How do we historicise and theorise global culture?
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 6,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
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2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p50) : Prev:106-430
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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