Rock to Rave

Subject CICU30020 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 2.5 A 1.5-hor lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week.
Total Time Commitment: 102
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 12.5 points at second year in Cinema and/or Cultyural Studies.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: 106-057 From Rock to Rave: Cultural Formations; 670-330 From Rock to Rave; Cultural Formations
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the 3Disability Liaison Unit website: 4http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Chris Healy

Contact

Chris Healy

clhealy@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: This subject provides an overview of cultural studies approaches to contemporary popular music. Students will be introduced to the interdisciplinary traditions of scholarship that have emerged in the study of popular music's relationship to its sociocultural contexts. The subject will also provide students with the analytical skills and methodological confidence to undertake small-scale studies on contemporary musical practices. Topics will include youth subcultures, postmodern sensibilities in rock, Australian musical production, the music industry, contemporary Aboriginal music, world music, Hollywood musicals, and music-video.
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject will:

  • understand and make use of the major methods for analysing contemporary music cultures;
  • understand the broad relation between governments and rock music culture, as it has developed, particularly in Australia;
  • appreciate how different cultural practices have coalesced around popular music in the post-war period.
Assessment: All students will be required to give a formal 10-minute class presentation during one tutorial, and submit an essay of 1200 words 30% (due mid-semester) and an essay of 2800 words 70% (due at the end of semester). Students must attend a minimum of 10 tutorials in order to submit their work for assessment. Students are advised to consult the following web address for details of assessment penalties which apply to this subject http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/policy/assessment/policy/penalties.html.
Prescribed Texts: A subject reader will be available.
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

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Generic Skills: Students who successfully complete this subject will:
  • have advanced research and analytic skills;
  • show critical and ethical self-awareness;
  • have the ability to develop and communicate effective argument in both oral and written form.
Notes: This subject is available to students enrolled in the BA prior to 2008 at either 2nd or 3rd year level and can be credited to a major in either Cinema or Cultural Studies. Students who have completed 106-057 or 670-330 From Rock to Rave: Cultural Formations are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts(Media and Communications)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Cinema && Cultural Studies
Cinema Studies Major
Cinema and Cultural Studies
Cinema and Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies Major

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