School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Popular Culture in Contemporary China
  • Unit Code

    POL2190
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Fen LIANG

Description

Among the massive changes undertaken in China since the "open door" policy of the late 1980s, has been the emergence of a diverse popular culture centred around a creative surge of new and old media. Through analysing popular literature, film, posters, music, television and social media, this unit examines the role of popular culture in China in an era of social change, globalisation and continued political repression.

Equivalent Rule

Replaces POL2170

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand the emergence and rapid development of popular culture in China since the late 1970s.
  2. Evaluate the socio-cultural embedding of different forms of popular culture.
  3. Critically analyse some of the changes in Chinese society caused by forms of popular culture.
  4. Analyse the tensions between popular culture and China's political system.

Unit Content

  1. The meaning and place of popular culture in modern age.
  2. Overview of the emergence of popular culture in China since the late 1970s.
  3. Chinese popular music and concerts.
  4. Chinese cinema, its directors, stories, and stars.
  5. Popular TV shows and their impact on society.
  6. The changing dimension of Chinese advertising.
  7. The Internet as entertainment, subversive space, and trendsetter.
  8. Popular culture, representations of identity and the Chinese political system.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, discussion, video documentary analysis

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio (written work and exercises)50%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio (written work and exercises)50%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Popular Culture in Contemporary China
  • Unit Code

    POL2190
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Fen LIANG

Description

Among the massive changes undertaken in China since the "open door" policy of the late 1980s, has been the emergence of a diverse popular culture centred around a creative surge of new and old media. Through analysing popular literature, film, posters, music, television and social media, this unit examines the role of popular culture in China in an era of social change, globalisation and continued political repression.

Equivalent Rule

Replaces POL2170

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand the emergence and rapid development of popular culture in China since the late 1970s.
  2. Evaluate the socio-cultural embedding of different forms of popular culture.
  3. Critically analyse some of the changes in Chinese society caused by forms of popular culture.
  4. Analyse the tensions between popular culture and China's political system.

Unit Content

  1. The meaning and place of popular culture in modern age.
  2. Overview of the emergence of popular culture in China since the late 1970s.
  3. Chinese popular music and concerts.
  4. Chinese cinema, its directors, stories, and stars.
  5. Popular TV shows and their impact on society.
  6. The changing dimension of Chinese advertising.
  7. The Internet as entertainment, subversive space, and trendsetter.
  8. Popular culture, representations of identity and the Chinese political system.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, discussion, video documentary analysis

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio (written work and exercises)50%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio (written work and exercises)50%
ExaminationEnd of semester exam50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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