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ASNS6905: Asian Popular Culture
2025 unit information
Asia is fast becoming the centre of new developments in the mass media. Focusing on East and Southeast Asia, this unit will introduce major regional trends in film and television, differences in media systems, and cross-cultural understandings of Asian media. Particular focus will be on the analysis of feature films and television from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and/or China, and on pan-Asian developments. These analyses will include discussions of the social, cultural and political roles of media.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Asian Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an extensive knowledge of major cultural, historical, social and political trends and issues relating to Asian Popular Culture
- LO2. demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach to understanding Asia through their mastery of various approaches drawn from the arts, humanities and the social sciences as tools to approach Asian Popular Culture
- LO3. critically analyse popular culture texts and practices, thereby gaining the ability to appreciate the influence and significance of popular culture in society and at a personal level
- LO4. make use of various forms of sources, including traditional, digital, and new media, in analysing Asian Popular Culture
- LO5. assess and identify relevant resources for a research project, and be able to prioritise conclusions reached from an analysis of a variety of cultural and academic texts, giving reasons
- LO6. deploy different cultural perspectives in analysing Asian Popular Culture
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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