Unit details
ACT102 - Criticism, Narrative and Contexts
| Offering information: | Not offered 2013, re-offered 2014 subject to approval. |
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| Offered at: | (B) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | S Redmond |
| Incompatible with: | ACT202, ACH203 |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
The unit will enable students to develop an understanding of contemporary modes of analysis and criticism with emphasis on the generic narrative conventions in visual, media and performance texts, the implications for design and production, the cognitive strategies demanded of audiences, and the nature of the interaction between audiences and texts. Students will explore the strengths and limitations of a range of critical frameworks and shifts, for example, from positivist and formalist theories to structuralist, poststructuralist, feminist and postmodernist perspectives, with detailed analysis and examination of a wide range of visual, media and performative texts and their audiences.
Assessment
Mixed media narrative exercise: 30%
Essay/report: reading narrative in a public context 30% (1,500 words)
Research/critical analysis essay 40% (2,000 words)
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