Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 31)
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Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: 111-105.
Contact: No more than four hours of lectures, tutorials, seminars and film screenings a week.
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should:
- understand television in terms of different theories of the relationship between mass media and society;
- understand the historical development of television broadcasting in Australia;
- account for the differences between televisual and cinematic modes of address;
- differentiate between different genres in relation to the phenomenon of flow;
Content:
A study of television in Australia in the context of cultural nationalism and multiculturalism. Topics include: theories of media and society; televisual forms, genres and modes of address; audience ethnography; access and aboriginal broadcasting.
Assessment:
Written work which may comprise class papers, essays or take-home examinations totalling 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 31)
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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