Postgraduate Coursework Units of Study
ENGL6960 - The Cold War
Semester 1, 2012 | Credit Points: 6
Coordinator: Peter Marks
Phone: +61 2 9351 6862
Email: peter.marks@sydney.edu.au
Description
This unit investigates the Cold War through a representative sample of literary and cinematic works. In the couse of the unit we investigate the shifting and shifty geopolitics of the postcolonial period, national and international cultures of paranoia, questions of ideology, gender, nationality, truth and love. We also explore the absurdly humorous possibilities activated by the war that may well be thawing out. The unit suggests that the imaginitive representation of the Cold War has significantly altered public perceptions of the war and government approaches to manipulating those perceptions.
Assessments
1x4000wd essay (100%)
The information displayed above is indicative only as online information is subject to change without notice. The Faculty Handbook and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney
Please Note: This list contains all postgraduate units of study offered by the Department of English. For a list of units of study available within a particular degree program please refer to the degree programs pages of this site. These pages will also include cross-listed units available within the degree program.