ATS2202 Monsters in popular culture
Faculty of Arts
ATS2202 Monsters in popular culture is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2202
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2202
No unit lists ATS2202 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
In this unit, you will examine monsters such as vampires, zombies and demons in text and on screen. Using a comparative lens, you will investigate how the figures of these fictional creatures have been continuously re-adapted in popular culture as a means of expressing, interrogating and critiquing pressing issues of the age. For example: the fear of disease and pandemics; racism, the legacies of colonialism and genocide, the limits of tolerance and the promotion of an inclusive society; the complexities of the migrant experience and relationships between the generations; and gender and sexuality. You will explore contemporary reinterpretations of monster legends across the world in a variety of media, including folklore, fiction, film, television, anime, graphic novels, and manga. The unit will focus on one monster each time it is offered.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly ReflectionsExercise25%
- Short EssayWritten20%
- Final EssayWritten40%
- ParticipationExercise15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop cultural literacy by critically and comparatively assessing diverse literary and screen expressions of the figure of the monster;
- 2
Critically analyse a range of popular culture to understand how the legend of the monster has evolved within diverse cultures and subcultures;
- 3
Critically evaluate and apply concepts and approaches from diverse disciplines in the Arts;
- 4
Communicate research effectively using critical writing skills.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2202 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Rebecca Margolis
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Rebecca Margolis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2202?
ATS2202 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2202 offered?
In 2025, ATS2202 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2202?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2202 have an exam?
No. ATS2202 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2202?
ATS2202 is part of Holocaust and genocide studies; and Jewish studies.