ALC304 - The Celebrity Industries: Star Images, Fan Cultures and Performance

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Sean Redmond

Trimester 3 Unit Chair:

Sean Redmond

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including  2 x scheduled online seminars

Content

This unit provides students with an opportunity to contribute in critical and creative ways to contemporary understandings of the celebrity industries. The unit will explore the construction and marketing of celebrity images; parasocial desire and identity making; celebrity gossip; political celebrity; stardom; and online fan cultures. The unit culminates in an informal symposium - an event that is collectively planned, implemented, and partly co-ordinated by students.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Audio-visual presentation (means of communicating content) 5 minute duration with 750 word exegesis - 50%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - Essay (2000 words or equivalent) - 50%

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