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106-089 Global Culture: History and Theory | |
Note | Formerly available as 106-444. Students who have completed 106-444 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Simon During |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | Today global communications systems and cultural technologies are extending their reach. Increasingly movies and cultural events are being produced for global consumption. This subject analyses globalisation by asking questions like: is it another form of cultural imperialism? 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? Students completing this subject will possess 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 and an understanding of approaches to the history of global culture. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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