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2010 Course Handbook

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CUL120: Living Culture

From the printed page to the internet, from figurative painting to digital photography, from radio to the iPod, from film to the webcam, the last hundred years have seen a radical transformation in the way ideas and values are communicated, and how we're entertained. These changes aren't just a revolution in technology, however. They have been accompanied by an even more radical transformation in how people understand their place in the world. From modem authority to post-modern multiplicity, from national identity to global fluidity, from passive consumption to interactivity, our understandings of who we are, how we relate to one another and how we identify ourselves have also been transformed. The aim of this unit, and cultural studies in general, is to introduce you to how these changes are related to one another, and how they affect the way we live, play and work.

Credit Points: 3
Contact Hours: 3
When Offered:

D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year

E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year

X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year

X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year

Staff Contact(s): Associate Professor Nick Mansfield
Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): CUL100
Unit Designation(s):
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies

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