This subject explores further some of the main concepts and methods of the field of cultural studies. It presents critical readings in the three broad areas: techniques of cultural memory (such as the photograph and the Australian landscape), cultural poetics, concepts and methods (such as anthropology, Asian studies, ritual and techno-futurism), and techniques of cultural performance (such as rave culture, music, comedy and different forms of youth culture).

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Footnotes:
1 Students completing this subject as an 8cp elective enrol in 50229 Contemporary Cultures 2.

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