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 106-098 Colonial/Postcolonial Visual Cultures

Note

Formerly available as 106-456. Students who have completed 106-456 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Anne Maxwell

Prerequisites

Usually admission to Fourth Year Honours, see Honours entry.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Subject Description

In thie subject students encounter exhibitionary and cinematic works which address the subject of racial and cultural difference. Through the study of postcolonial theory and criticism and the workshopping of film sequences students will be furnished with a method for critically analysing and interpreting the visual cultures that have helped to both sustain and resist Euro-American imperialisms. On completion of the subject students should understand the social and political forces which have contributed to colonial and postcolonial visual practices.

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