Popular Cultures in Indonesia

This subject is not offered in 2014.

Total of 8.5 hours per week.

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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 Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject focuses on two areas, namely the location of a particular study of popular culture within the broader study of cultures, and questions of aesthetic and political values with specific reference to Indonesian contexts. Students will examine critically selected analyses of different genres of popular cultures in Indonesia. The subject will refer to theoretical texts on ideology, cultures, hegemony, identity politics and resistance. Issues of gender, ethnicity and religion will be of importance.

• be able to recognise aesthetic and ideological significance of popular cultures in everyday life.
• develop the ability to analyse textually selected samples of popular cultures.
• be able to select potential areas of significance for future research in the relationship between cultures and power.

Tutorial presentation 10% (during the semester), ongoing class particiaption 10%, one short essay of 750 words 20% (due one week after tutorial presentation), one short essay of 750 words 20% (due mid-semester) and one 2500 word essay 40% (due during the examination period).

Class attendance is required for this subject; if you do not attend a minimum of 75% of classes without an approved exemption you will not be eligible for a pass in this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

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

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

• acquire written communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion.
• show attention to detail through essay preparation and writing.
• acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion.
• acquire public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations.
• acquire critical thinking and analysis skills through recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by determining strength of an argument.
• acquire research skills through competent use of the library, and other information sources and the definition of areas of inquiry and methods of research.
• be able to think in theoretical terms through lectures, tutorial discussions, essay writing and engagement in the methodologies of the humanities and social sciences..

Previously available as 110-419 Popular Cultures in Indonesia.