APG5454 Screen and social justice
Faculty of Arts
APG5454 Screen and social justice is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5454
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5454
No unit lists APG5454 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Entry into MFJ MA Programs
Overview
This unit will consider how screen texts, creators and cultures interface with histories and practices of social justice. It will explore the central function that screens play in enabling and shaping attitudes, processes and messaging that seeks to bring about social and political change. The unit will take a case study approach, with possible areas of focus including the environment, anti-racism, Indigenous rights, linguistic justice, gender equity and anti-capitalism.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for APG5454.
Assessment
- Literature search and annotated bibliography20%
- Quizzes x 235%
- Case study45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Investigate historical and current ways in which screen media and social justice intersect;
- 2
Apply relevant key concepts in the interpretation of screen and social justice issues;
- 3
Analyse film and media as a global cultural form in relationship to social justice issues.
- 4
Apply research skills to a case study in screen and social justice.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Claire Perkins
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Claire Perkins
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5454?
APG5454 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5454 offered?
APG5454 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is APG5454?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5454 have an exam?
No. APG5454 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.