ALL154 - Power Politics and Texts for Young People
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 2 Unit Chair: | Paul Venzo |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL254 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour Seminars per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1-hour scheduled online seminars before assessments 1, 2, and 3. 11 x 1-hour class recordings provided |
Content
Children’s texts offer models for ways of living in the world by positioning children to identify with characters who want certain things and who behave in specific ways that lead them to success. Never innocent of politics, narratives presented to children tell them about the world and their place within broader cultural institutions. Using theories that interrogate the construction of power and mechanisms of control in contemporary societies, this unit looks at the role children’s texts play in inducting children into value systems. Students will analyse the extent to which children’s texts express or contest the politics of our time.
Assessment
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Exercise (1000 words or equivalent) - 25%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Essay (1000 words or equivalent) - 25%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay (2000 words or equivalent) - 50%
Unit Fee Information
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