Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2022-2024
MURDOCH-S2-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2022-2024
MURDOCH-S2-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
OUA-S2-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Understand the major social, cultural and political movements emerging in contemporary Asia;

2.

Produce informed and well-argued analyses of the role of media in the development of these social, cultural and political movements;

3.

Contribute to debates informing Australia’s relationship with the Asian region;

4.

Demonstrate awareness of the different disciplines relevant to the study of Asia, especially cultural history, anthropology, politics and literature, and of the way human knowledge is built and inter-connected.

5.

Establish a strong base for ethical professional skills, especially in terms of use of sources, as well as awareness of and respect for the values held by different cultures;

6.

Express your analyses in clear and concise terms, both orally and in writing according to formal academic conventions.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Key topics covered in this unit include: The role of the media in Asia; youth culture; consumer culture; environmental and other social movements; political activism; political violence; Australian- Asian relations.