Overview

The consumption (and re-creation) of rap in Japan, animated film in Kuala Lumpur and curry laksa in Melbourne are just a few of the examples of transnational cultural flows which are visible the world over. The mass electronic media of cinema, television, and the Internet have sped up the transnational … For more content click the Read More button below.

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Carolyn Stevens

Unit Coordinator(s)

Professor Carolyn Stevens

Notes

This unit is not offered in 2025.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

A deeper knowledge of the concepts of modernity and tradition, and the problems of cultural ownership and authenticity, and an understanding of contemporary issues regarding copyright law;

2.

Acquired knowledge about the challenges to cultural nationalism by transnational cultural flows, and the role of electronic media, especially the Internet in this;

3.

Studied in depth some cases of cultural production and its local consumption, and critically analysed web-based and mass media material relating to these case studies;

4.

Improved their oral skills by participating in tutorial debate, both face-to-face and on-line cross-campus, on specific instances of cultural flows and local identities created through their consumption;

5.

Improved their written skills by producing a well-reasoned and well-documented essay on an aspect of the globalisation debate;

6.

Developed independent research skills;

7.

Developed the ability to critically assess the ideological implications of global cultural flows.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Online test
2 - Reflection
3 - Essay
4 - Performance

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Anthropology
Chinese studies
Cultural competence
Global Asia
Indonesian studies
International studies
Japanese studies
Korean studies