ASM4290

Theorising culture

(ART)

Don Miller

12 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Theoretical foundations for the analysis of culture, society and of specific social and cultural forms. Theories associated with French structuralism and post-structuralism, German sociology and critical theory; and British social theory and cultural studies and their treatment of the relationship between individual creativity, culture and society.

Assessment: Seminar paper (3000 words): 40% + Essay (6000 words): 60%