| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 |
| Old unit code |
020.102 |
| Outcomes |
Students (1) apply scholarly understandings of civil society and citizenship to the study of different social and cultural environments in contemporary Europe; (2) consider issues of individual identity, group formation and social change in the contemporary European social and cultural context; (3) recognise the legacies of socialism and communism and explain their impact on individuals and civil society in the post-communist context in Europe; (4) identify the defining elements of the far right in contemporary Europe, recognise its different forms, and assess its impact on civil society; (5) explain the different approaches to migration and citizenship in Europe and assess these approaches in terms of individual identity and civil society; (6) explore debates surrounding the presence of Islam in Europe in terms of European values and civil society; (7) analyse film, literature and other cultural products with specific reference to broader conceptual structures drawn from the fields of sociology and cultural studies; and (8) understand and apply the principles of analytical thinking, clear writing and correct documentation in short assignments and essays. |
| Content |
Level 1 units in European Studies introduce students to the concept of Europe and to central aspects of contemporary European civil society and culture. This unit complements EURO1101 Europe Now: Cultures and Identities, which focuses on the new identities of Europe since 1989 and is in the first level of the European Studies major sequence. This unit focuses on aspects of contemporary European culture and society, including social change, ethno-national identity and the challenges of European integration, post-communism, the far right, immigration and multiculturalism, and Islam in Europe. Contemporary film, literature and other materials are analysed in an interdisciplinary framework including literary and cultural studies, history and politics, sociology and social theory. The unit includes materials drawn from the areas of cultural studies, history and politics, sociology and social theory. |
| Assessment |
This comprises an assignment, essay, tutorial participation and examination.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Caroline Finander |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week for 13 weeks; tutorials: 1 hr per week for 12 weeks starting in week 2
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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