GCST3603 - Consumer Cultures, Environmental Futures

Semester 1, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Elspeth Probyn
Phone: +61 2 9351 7389
Email: elspeth.probyn@sydney.edu.au

Description

Consumerism is a contradictory cultural formation. It is a source of meaning, pleasure and identity, but also a cause of environmental degradation, social injustice and, for some, individual alienation. This unit sets out some of the ethical, environmental and social problems associated with consumerism, and examines in detail some of the creative, ingenious and determined responses to these problems.

Assessments

tutorial participation (10%), 2x journal exercises (equivalent to 1000 words) (20%), 1x1500wd essay (35%), and 1x2000wd essay (35%)

Classes

1x1.5-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week, 4 film screenings totalling 4.5hrs (equivalent to 0.5-hr/week)

Prerequisites

18 Junior credit points, including 6 credit points in GCST

Prohibitions

WMST3003

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