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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
96 credit points
Co-requisites
N/A
Anti-requisites
N/A
Unit aim
Investigates the current debate over the idea of communism. The unit examines issues such as the new cycle of struggles, class and identity and a return to communism. The contemporary critique of capitalism in a digital age (communicative capitalism) as well as the limits of media politics will be evaluated.
Unit content
- Return to communism
- Key positions in debate over idea of communism
- New cycle of struggles
- Class and identity
- The people as the subject of politics
- Collective desire
- Communicative capitalism
- Limits of individualism
- Limits of anarchism
- The party
- Movement and party
- Beyond resistance
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explain a theoretical approach to political struggles | |||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of politics | |||||||
| 3 | Investigate the role of networked media in political struggle | |||||||
| 4 | Describe and examine the idea of contemporary communism | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Explain a theoretical approach to political struggles
- GA1:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of politics
- GA5:
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Investigate the role of networked media in political struggle
- GA1:
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Describe and examine the idea of contemporary communism
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5: