Historicising Place and Meaning

Course aim

To advance students' understanding of how place has developed historically as a site of cultural life. Students will advance their knowledge of identities as always historical, political, cultural and visual.

Course content

Students will critically examine topics such as cultural myths, Internet, consumerism, home, small towns, environment, trauma and the body, and will draw on historical and contemporary field work to enable them to understand the development of the field of cultural geography and to apply its tools of research.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of any two second year courses from the History and Cultural Studies major/sub-major within the Bachelor of Arts, or by approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours 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

Case study, Minor essay, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.