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ATS3221The music industries
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In this unit, you consider the central production, consumption and policy contexts of popular music. The unit examines how popular music remains a significant media and cultural industry in the production of content and meaning. It...
ATS3061The performing arts in Australia
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The performing arts in Australia is representative of much more than the art itself: its meaning is also derived from the values that influence the conditions in which art is made. In order to better understand the place the performing...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS2951 The politics of discrimination
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In this unit you will investigate the origins and impacts of discrimination, and strategies to combat it in politics and society. Grounded in political science theory and empirical evidence, you will analyse discrimination based on race,...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS3399The politics of identity
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In this unit you will examine the politics of identity: how identities are formed, perceived and politicised, and how identity-related claims shape power, belonging and conflict in modern politics. It traces the historical emergence of...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS2949The politics of sustainability
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In this unit, you will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of how global sustainability agendas are formulated and implemented in practice. You will examine the most influential global frameworks for sustainable development and...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS2893The Renaissance in Florence
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In this unit you will explores the political, social, and cultural history of Renaissance Florence through examination of the city’s urban, artistic, and political spaces. You will be invited to understand the city’s evolution from the...
Summer APrato
ATS3893The Renaissance in Florence
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In this unit you will explore the political, social, and cultural history of Renaissance Florence through examination of the city’s urban, artistic, and political spaces. You will be invited to understand the city’s evolution from the late...
Summer APrato
ATS2595The rise and fall of Nazi Germany
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The unit examines the course of German history from 1918 to 1945, focusing on the development, policies, course and implications of National Socialism as movement and regime. It explores the development, nature and decline of the Weimar...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS3163The rise of China in the Asia-Pacific region
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This unit will introduce you to contentious political issues in contemporary China, with a view to equipping you to better understand the politics of the Asia-Pacific region. You will begin by surveying China’s major internal political...
ATS2288The Roman Empire in the age of Augustus
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The unit examines aspects of Roman political, social, and cultural history from the crucial period of transition from Republic to Empire (ca. 59 BCE to 69 CE). It focuses on a number of powerful individuals, especially Julius Caesar and...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS3188The story and the stage
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In this unit you will engage with storytelling traditions from a range of cultural backgrounds and critically examine the relationship between these traditions and theatrical practice. This includes entering into deeper relationships with...
Semester 2Clayton
ATS3476The Vietnam War, refugees and remembrance
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The Vietnam War was one of the major conflicts in which Australia was engaged and led to Australia’s intake of a significant refugee group and its first experience of large-scale non-European immigration. The end of the war in 1975 led to...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS1059The writer's journey: Foundational forms of creative writing
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Every story takes the reader on a journey. In this foundation subject you will experiment and discover your literary passions through the formative space of the writer's workshop. Through reading, writing, discussion and creative play, you...
Semester 2CaulfieldClayton
ATS2824The writer’s voice: Techniques of creative writing
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Creative writers are passionate about writing, and also about advancing their craft of writing. In this unit, you will develop as confident and committed creative writers. You will focus on techniques of voice and narration in fiction,...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS3489The writer's world: Practice, publishing and performance for creative writers
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In this unit you will examine contemporary creative writing in the context of local and global literary cultures, and in public and private life. "The Writer's World" is an advanced subject where you will extend your writing,...
Semester 1Clayton
ATS3862Thinking about religion
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This unit considers different ways of thinking about religion and religious belief, both phenomenological (historical, social scientific, etc.) and philosophical. It raises philosophical questions about the role of religious discourse and...
ATS2872Topics in Indian philosophy
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The unit considers a range of topics in metaphysics and ethics from an Indian perspective. The aim is to contrast the views of the conservative Hindu philosophers with those of the Indian heretics. Among the metaphysical topics special...
ATS2757Towards decolonisation: The United Nations, rights and Indigenous peoples
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On 13th September 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nationals declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Described as "a triumph for justice and human dignity" it is the culmination of more than two decades of activism...
AMU2814Transforming community: Project design and public relations for social campaigns
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In this unit, students will explore collaboratively with their peers the practical side of developing a strategic campaign plan for community improvement. In doing so, students will apply appropriate theoretical concepts to develop a...
Semester 1Malaysia
ATS3083Translating across cultures
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In this unit, you will explore the role of translation in shaping our interconnected and changing world. While translation is essential to the movement of people, texts, ideas and goods, it is often overlooked or understood as a...
Semester 1Clayton