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 106-057 From Rock to Rave: Cultural Formations

Note

Formerly available as 106-283/383. Students who have completed 106-283/383 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Chris Healy

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture per week and nine 2-hour tutorials scheduled across the semester

Subject Description

This subject provides an overview of cultural studies approaches to contemporary popular music. Students will be introduced to the interdisciplinary traditions of scholarship that have emerged in the study of popular music's relationship to its sociocultural contexts. The subject will also provide students with the analytical skills and methodological confidence to undertake small-scale studies of contemporary musical practices. Topics will include youth subcultures; postmodern sensibilities in rock; Australian musical production; the music industry; contemporary Aboriginal music; world music; and music-video.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.



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