ATS2263 Popular culture in Europe
Faculty of Arts
ATS2263 Popular culture in Europe is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate 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
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2263
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2263
No unit lists ATS2263 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
12 points of first year Arts units
Overview
This intensive unit uses popular culture as a prism for the cultural, social, and political history of Europe from 1945 to the present. Drawing on the disciplines of history, media studies, literary/cultural studies, and anthropology, this unit examines the ways Europe rebuilt itself after the ravages of war, faced Cold War divisions, and continued to grapple with defining what it meant to be European after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The specific modes of popular culture under examination may include topics such as popular music, literature, fashion, and film, as well as cultural exchange, including through mega-events such as the Eurovision Song Contest and the Olympic Games, which serve both as platforms for national identity express and forums for crafting a pan-European identity. How did nations choose to represent themselves—to themselves and to one another? What is Europe as an idea and as an identity, as seen through the lens of popular culture?
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ATS2263.
Assessment
- Group PresentationPresentation20%
- Response Journal30%
- Conference PresentationPresentation40%
- Self-evaluation of Participation10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and discuss major influences on national and transnational identity in modern Europe;
- 2
apply an interdisciplinary approach to the study of cultural expression in modern Europe;
- 3
discuss key critical debates from a range of disciplines regarding the transformation of European identity from the postwar to contemporary period;
- 4
analyse a range of texts and cultural products;
- 5
collaborate with peers;
- 6
communicate research effectively through writing.
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.
Where it fits
ATS2263 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2263?
ATS2263 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2263 offered?
ATS2263 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is ATS2263?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2263 have an exam?
No. ATS2263 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2263?
ATS2263 is part of International studies.