AustLit
Texts
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Culture in Australia : Policies, Publics and Programs
Tony Bennett
(editor),
David Carter
(editor),
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
,
2001
Z911662
2001
anthology
criticism
(taught in 3 units)
Degrees
Description
Examines the social meanings & historical formation of selected forms of popular culture in Australia from the early twentieth century to the present. Areas considered include television, popular music, magazines, sport, cinema, the beach, and tourism. Students are also required to attend film screenings.
Assessment
Tutorial Exercise
20%
Tutorial Attendance and Participation
10%
Short essay
20%
Major Research Essay
50%
Supplementary Texts
Bennett, Tony, and David Carter. Eds. Culture in Australia: Policies, Publics and Programs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001
Bonner, Frances. Ordinary Television: analysing popular TV. London: Sage, 2003.
Booth, Douglas. Australian beach cultures: the history of sun, sand and surf. London: Frank Cass, 2001
Cunningham, Stuart, and Graeme Turner. Eds. The Media and Communications in Australia, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2002
Huntsman, Leone. Sand in our souls: the beach in Australian history. Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 2001.
McKee, Alan. Australian Television: A Genealogy of Great Moments. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2001.
O'Regan, Tom. Australian National Cinema. London: Routledge, 1996.
Turner, Graeme. Making it National: Nationalism and Australian Popular Culture. St Leonards: Allen and Unwin, 1994
McKay, Jim. No pain, no gain? : sport and Australian culture New York ; London ; Sydney : Prentice Hall, 1991
Other Details
Current Campus:
St Lucia
Levels:
Undergraduate
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