2009 Course Handbook
HIST265: From Hula Hoops to Heroin Chic: Popular Culture Since the Fifties
This unit will present a cultural history of Great Britain, Australia and the United States from the beginning of the fifties until the end of the millennium. The unit will particularly focus on how class, gender and race have shaped the experience of popular culture throughout this period. Film/Television/Music and Music Video will be used in this unit to evoke seminal moments in popular culture. Students will be encouraged to think about their own experience of popular culture historically.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Mary Spongberg, Dr Michelle Arrow |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | HIST365 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Modern History, Politics, International Relations and Security |