106-089 Global Culture: History and Theory

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Usually admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in English or Cultural Studies, see Honours entry.

Semester

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.