The Politics of Representation

Course aim

This course will examine the significance of national and cultural representations in contemporary Australia.

Course content

Cultural construction of national identity; representations of Aboriginality; media and national identity and representations of Aboriginality.

Textbook(s)

Barker, C 2012, Cultural studies: theory and practice, 4th ed, Sage Publications Ltd, London

Hall, S, Evans, J & Nixon S 2013, Representation, 2nd, Sage Publications Ltd, London

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Online presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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