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Screen Culture - SAHT9209
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Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Excluded: SAHT3614
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Information and screen culture are central to the shaping of the political and economic structures and cultural experience of contemporary global society. The impact of screen culture is pervasive and deeply integrated into everyday life and yet digital media are also capable of generating and communicating complex and highly critical cultural insights. Topics covered in this course include the history of the digital screen, virtual communities, utopianism, cyberculture, gaming, interactivity and future cinema. Social responsibility and ethical action in digital media practice are explored through a critical understanding of the significance and impact of screen culture.

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