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Higher Education
Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
School of Communication, Culture and Languages
Campus Footscray Park.
Prerequisite(s) Nil.
Content This unit of study introduces students to the main communication, cultural and social changes through the optic of some recent developments and theories in communication, cultural and social analysis. In particular, the unit focuses on debates relating to postmodernisms and the emergence of the Information, Knowledge and Network society and their interlinking to the global Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The unit introduces students to the changing and dynamic forms of digital communication and culture as well as the emerging global culture. Students are expected to develop a critical understanding of the debates and analyses of contemporary issues focusing on the important and widespread role and impacts of the digital communication revolution on various fields.
Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Develop an understanding of key issues relating to the digital communication revolution;
Develop a critical understanding of the enormous transformations in the communication and cultural fields;
Develop an understanding of the radical, rapid and ongoing changes in the communication environments and their impacts in various fields;
Develop an integrated knowledge approach of the phenomenal developments in the communication field by linking and applying them to their current and future career directions.
Required reading To be advised by the lecturer.
Recommended Reading Hirst Martin and John Harrison, 2007, Communication and New Media: From Broadcast to Narrowcast, Oxford University Press, Oxford; Harvey, D 1988, The Condition of Postmodernity: an Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change, Blackwell, USA. Lyotard, J 1984, The Postmodern Condition: a Report on Knowledge, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. Baudrillard, J 1994, Simulacra and simulation, University of Michigan Press. Berge, P & Huntington, S 2002, Many Globalisations: Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World, Oxford University Press.
Class Contact Two hours per week for one semester comprising one one-hour lecture and one one-hour tutorial plus three hours mixed-delivery mode.
Assessment Essay 30%; Seminar Project Paper 50%; Film analysis 20%.
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