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166-009 The World is an Amazing Place | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-123. Students who have completed 166-123 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Michael Dutton & Phillip Darby |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week |
Subject Description | This subject addresses the problems posed in the attempt to understand cultures other than one's own. It focuses principally on the non-West and the explanatory role of categories such as race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, progress and development. Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of some of the issues raised by the attempt to study another culture; understand and assess a range of arguments which seek to expand the meaning of the political; understand how, and by whom, a culture is represented in a variety of texts, including novels, film and scholarly works; develop relevant knowledge and skills on which to base further studies in politics or cultural studies; demonstrate an improved facility in researching and writing essays and presenting arguments in class. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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