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(This information is taken from the Handbook)
 

GCST6903 - Debates in Cultural Studies

Postgraduate

Department: Gender and Cultural Studies
School: School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
Semester(s): Semester 2
Year(s) offered: 2009
Credit Points: 6
 
 UoS Description: lion

This unit explores key debates in cultural studies as an exploration of its core concepts. Unit content will vary from year to year in response to current issues in Australian cultural studies, but will also cover foundational debates in the discipline, including the relation between ideology and mass culture, between taste and habitus, and between changing media technologies and models of subjectivity. It will also consider ethical debates over theory and practice and the institutionalization of cultural studies.

 UoS Learning Situations: lion

2 hours per week

 UoS Assessment: lion

500 word seminar paper/presentation; 2000 word essay; 2500 word research essay

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