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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : English
106-101 Contemporary Culture and Media |
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Credit Points: | 12.5 1st year | |
Timetable: | Semester 1 | |
Contact: | One 1-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week | |
Subject Description: | This subject offers an introduction to contemporary cultural studies by focusing on the media (in particular, film, television, and photography). 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, advertising, mainstream and avant-garde film. This subject will provide students with an introductory understanding of contemporary theories of representation and spectatorship and an understanding of the importance of media forms and technologies to contemporary culture. Students who complete this subject successfully will be familiar with methodologies, both critical and theoretical, on which to base further studies in English and Cultural Studies. | |
Assessment: | Written work of not more than 4000 words. Students may produce an audio-visual presentation in lieu of any one essay with permission of the subject coordinator. | |
Prescribed Texts: | Course reader available from the department. | |
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