106-125 Diaspora Cultures

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Usually admission to Fourth Year Honours, see Honours entry.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

This subject looks at the study of diaspora in a historical context from the histories of dispersion and migration, to model minority discourses, and the forces of globalisation/internationalisation. The subject emphasises the changing meanings of the space, place and position of 'home' as they relate to the politics of identity and the mobility of location. Through the interfaces of race, class, gender and sexuality, the cultural productions of diasporic communities are examined as sites of resistance and new desires of belonging. The subject asks students to focus on new technologies, such as cable and minority television, transnational cinema, and the computer network, to explore the relationship between technology and media as diasporic tools for cultural maintenance and negotiation.

Assessment

Written work totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.