University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

ANTH 2041 - Subculture to Pop Culture: Fans, Fashion & Music

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4220
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Assessment: Active Participation, Quiz, Individual Research Assignment, Group Research Assignment, Final Essay
Syllabus:

This course examines the central role that popular culture plays in people's everyday lives in diverse contexts around the world – from the margins to the mainstream. It does so through the study of subcultures, a term used to describe groups that are often seen to be deviant or other. It uses case-studies to explore the origins of subcultural research and contemporary critiques posed by post-subcultural and digital researchers. Groups explored across the course include fans, music communities like Punks, Mods and Hip-Hop artists; heavily tattooed people; style-based Internet collectives (core aesthetics), Graffiti Writers and Skaters. Themes covered include debates about the commercialisation of youth subcultures; if and how social media and streaming are re-shaping subcultures and music consumption; embodied understandings of fashion and tattooing; and the relationship between age and subcultural participation. The course investigates how theorists from cultural studies, media and other disciplines have understood subcultures / popular culture, highlighting what anthropology contributes to these fields. It demonstrates that people form meaningful collective identities through the production and consumption of fashion, music, fandom, and material culture.

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3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4220 Mon 08/08/2022 Wed 17/08/2022 Fri 16/09/2022 Fri 28/10/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
23515 LE01 90 24 25 Jul - 12 Sep Monday 11am - 12pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
3 Oct - 24 Oct Monday 11am - 12pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
23516 WR03 25 8 25 Jul - 12 Sep Monday 2pm - 4pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
3 Oct - 24 Oct Monday 2pm - 4pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
23517 WR02 30 4 26 Jul - 13 Sep Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Barr Smith South, 2060, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 25 Oct Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Barr Smith South, 2060, Teaching Room
23518 WR01 30 7 26 Jul - 13 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Barr Smith South, 2040, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 25 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Barr Smith South, 2040, Teaching Room