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CUL207: Graffiti, Kitsch and Trash: Crimes of Style |
This unit introduces students to a range of theories that question traditional hierarchies of value and that enable a critical re-evaluation of the practices of everyday life. This unit will theorise key topics such as 'subcultures' and oppositional cultures; identity politics and the politics of style; the politics of 'high' versus 'popular' and 'low' culture; cultural identities in global/local contexts. The following practices, sites and objects will be examined: graffiti, hip hop and crimes of style; graffiti and the identity politics of public space; the relation between kitsch and high art; the politics of kitsch in the context of colonialism and Indigeneity; the racial politics of hair and body styles; the cultural politics of tourist sites, gigantism and miniaturism; queer culture, camp and kitsch; celebrity kitsch.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year
(On Campus session: No session. X availability for GradCert/Dip in CCS students only)
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year
(On Campus session: No session. X availability for GradCert/Dip in CCS students only) |
| Staff Contact: |
Dr Joseph Pugliese |
| Prerequisites: |
15cp incl CUL100(P) or admission to the GradCert/Dip in CCS and 6cp in 100-level CUL units
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Critical and Cultural Studies |
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