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SACE4003: Meaning in the Anthropocene
2025 unit information
This unit focuses on key themes for understanding meaning in the Anthropocene, an age of human planetary impact: human-nature relations, social and environmental activism. Students will learn how the various disciplines in the School of Art, Communication and English engage with the Anthropocene in literary, visual, digital and performative modes. Collaborating with the Sydney Environment Institute, the unit underscores the contribution of the arts to the ethics and aesthetics of meaning in an age of global economic crisis. This unit is team-taught and assessment will accommodate a student's research interests.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Art, Communication and English Administration |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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144 credit points including (FASS3999 or FASS3333 or equivalent) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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SLAM4003 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate a disciplinary approach to the problematics of the Anthropocene.
- LO2. Demonstrate understanding the different contributions of disciplines within the School of Art, Communication and English to this subject.
- LO3. Describe and analyse contemporary histories and theories of the Anthropocene.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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