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GOVT1661: Politics and Popular Culture
2027 unit information
Popular culture emerges from a political context and itself shapes politics, directly and indirectly. This unit will explore the connection between politics and popular culture through a range of theoretical perspectives and contemporary phenomena.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand several conceptual and empirical approaches to politics and popular culture, including their areas of disagreement
- LO2. use theoretically grounded concepts and frameworks to analyse specific issues in politics and popular culture
- LO3. demonstrate familiarity with a broad range of current and classic academic literature on politics and popular culture, including the ability to critically assess scholarly research and understand broadly the strengths and weaknesses of various methods of analysis
- LO4. connect scholarly knowledge to current events in a specific and substantive way
- LO5. demonstrate intellectual engagement with relevant scholarship as well as critical analysis to illuminate specific topics in politics and popular culture.
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Semester 1 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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