50135 Television and Popular Culture
8cpRequisite(s): 50108 Contemporary Cultures OR 50229 Contemporary Cultures
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 200 level
Subject coordinator: Tony Mitchell
This cultural studies subject examines television as a cultural formation involving issues of personal and social history and ethnography, class, ethnicity, affect, entertainment and spectatorship, and covers a broad range of contemporary debates in both television studies and cultural studies. TV genres examined include soap opera, sitcoms, music television, news and current events, serials, reality TV, talkshows and 'junk TV'. Apart from Anglophone TV in Australia, the USA and the UK aspects of television output and programming in other parts of the world is explored in relation to issues of globalisation, transnationalism, 'copycat TV' and the diffusion of global TV formats and genres such as soap opera and game shows. The development of multicultural, community and indigenous TV is also examined.
Typical availability
Autumn semester, City campus
Detailed subject description.
Fee information
2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $866.83
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.
2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3,200.00
Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.
Subject EFTSL: 0.167Access conditions
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