Postmodernism
Subject 106-036 (2008)
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| Credit Points: | 12.500 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | Undergraduate | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008: Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
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| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | Usually 12.5 points of first year English, or 50 points of first year arts including 12.5 pts from an approved study area and completion of the first year Cultural Studies subject 106-101 for students completing a cultural studies major, or 12.5 pts of European studies. | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
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To be advised| Subject Overview: | This subject is an introduction to the major theories of postmodernism as a cultural and aesthetic category and postmodernity as a socio-historical concept, demonstrating their application to the critical analysis of literature, cinema, television and architecture. The subject combines a strong emphasis on theory with opportunities for case studies of specific postmodern texts, both verbal and visual. It aims to provide students with a general understanding of theories of postmodern society and of postmodernism as a set of aesthetic tendencies and stylistic practices evident across the board of the arts, architecture, TV and other popular entertainment media. |
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| Assessment: | Tutorial participation and a 5-minute class paper presentation 10%, an essay of 1500 words 40% (due mid-semester) and an essay of 2500 words 50% (due at the end of semester). Students are required to attend a minimum of 9 tutorials in order to qualify to have their written work assessed.Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved formal extension will be penalised at 2% per day. Students who fail to submit up to 2-weeks after the final due date without a formal extension and/or special consideration will receive a fail grade for the piece of assessment. |
| Prescribed Texts: | Prescribed Texts:Great Expectations (K Acker) White Noise (D De Lillo) The Book of Daniel (E L Doctorow) The Crying of Lot 49 (T Pynchon) Shame (S Rushdie) Slaughterhouse Five (K Vonnegut) Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction (C Belsey), OUP Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction (C Butler), OUP The Matrix (Film: A & L Wachowski (dirs)) Natural Born Killers (Short Film: O Stone (dir)) |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is a level 2 or level 3 subject and is not available to new generation degree students as a breadth option in 2008. This subject or an equivalent will be available as breadth in the future. Breadth subjects are currently being developed and these existing subject details can be used as guide to the type of options that might be available. 2009 subjects to be offered as breadth will be finalised before re-enrolment for 2009 starts in early October. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
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| Notes: | This subject is available at 3rd year level to students undertaking a Cultural Studies major. |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts(Media and Communication) & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts(Media and Communications) Diploma in Arts (Cultural Studies) Diploma in Arts (English) Diploma in Arts (Islamic Studies) Diploma in Arts (Social Theory) Graduate Certificate in Arts (Anthropology and Social Theory) Graduate Certificate in Arts (Cultural Studies) Graduate Certificate in Arts (Islamic Studies) Graduate Certificate in Arts(English Literary Studies) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Anthropology and Social Theory) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Cultural Studies) Graduate Diploma in Arts (English Literature) Graduate Diploma in Arts (Islamic Studies) |
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