Year
2018
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 2-hour film screening weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 2-hour film screening weekly
Prerequisites
9 units of second level SCME, SCRN or MDIA topics
Enrolment not permitted
SCRN3000 has been successfully completed
Topic description
This topic examines the basic conceptual premises and problematics at work in cross-cultural media of various kinds. The topic covers a range of representations, from classical and contemporary ethnographic media to post-modern travelogues to Hollywood images of the native, in an attempt to familiarise students with aspects of cross-cultural and ethnographic discourse. Readings will draw from cultural studies of race and ethnicity as well as from media studies.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:
- afford students an opportunity to examine a range of cross-cultural media
- foster a chance for students to become familiar with the aims, aspirations, and aesthetic choices of visual ethnographies
- develop students’ skills in engaging with relevant academic texts and discourses
- encourage students to improve their research skills and use of a variety of source texts
- develop students’ ability to present their learning both orally and in writing
- ensure that students are able to participate actively and engage constructively in tutorial activities
- develop students’ ability to engage in collaborative activity
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will have demonstrated:
- a familiarity with cross-cultural media of various sorts
- the ability to articulate an understanding of the aims, aspirations, and aesthetics of visual ethnography
- skills in productively engaging with, and critiquing relevant academic texts and discourses
- the ability to interpret, compose and sustain a consistent and coherent critical analysis, both orally and in writing
- the ability to work effectively in collaborative settings
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2018 are no longer published.
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