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CUL201: Australian Cultural Studies |
Introduces the distinctive work of Australian Cultural Studies by examining the construction of Australian identity in popular cultural forms. It will examine examples from visual art, cinema, television, and magazines. Topics will include the constructions of gender, the cultural construction of Australian history in heritage sites and museums, and representations of the political. There will be a particular focus on ethnicity, 'race' and the construction of multiculturalism. A continuing theme will be the different constructions of Aboriginality in the periods examined. Material to be studied will range from Australian film (for example, Crocodile Dundee, Jedda) and television (Prisoner or Cell Block H, Water Rats and Wildside, Embassy.) to magazine advertisements in The Good Weekend. SOC175 is recommended as valuable preparatory study for this unit.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first 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: |
Cultural Studies staff |
| Prerequisites: |
(CUL100(P) and 12cp) or (admission to 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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