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106-018 Stardom, Media, Culture | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Brett Farmer |
Prerequisites | Usually admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in English or Cultural Studies, see Honours entry. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the phenomenon of modern media stardom. It focuses on how star images are produced, circulated and consumed, and what they reveal about cultural life in the 20th century and beyond. The subject will trace the historical evolution of modern stardom and explore the connections between different kinds of star texts. It will develop a wide-ranging reading of stardom as a dynamic element of contemporary culture that performs vital social functions and generates a variety of values and meanings. Students who successfully complete this subject will acquire a strong understanding of the histories, functions and effects of modern stardom and will be familiar with the competing ways stardom has been theorised within contemporary cultural studies. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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