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CUL223: Graffiti, Kitsch and Trash: Crimes of Style
This unit introduces students to a range of theories that question traditional hierarchies of value and that enable a critical re-evaluation of the practices of everyday life. This unit theorises key topics such as: countercultures; oppositional cultures and post-subcultures; the politics of high versus popular and low culture; and cultural practices in global/local contexts. The following practices, sites and objects are examined: graffiti, hip hop and crimes of style; graffiti and the cultural politics of public space; the relation between kitsch and high art; the politics of kitsch in the context of colonialism and Indigeneity; the cultural politics of tourist sites, gigantism and miniaturism; queer culture, camp and kitsch; and celebrity kitsch.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Joseph Pugliese |
| Prerequisites: |
(CUL100 or CUL101 or CUL120 or CUL121) or (admission to GCertCritCul and 6cp in CUL units at 100 level) |
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| NCCW(s): | CUL207 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
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