School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsSocial SemioticsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101006.2
Discipline: COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES NEC
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Co ordinator
Russell Daylight
Equivalent Units
VP201A - Social Semiotics, 100885 - Social Semiotics
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 60 credit points at Level 1.
Teaching Periods
Nothing on offer.
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About this UnitStudents doing social semiotics will learn a variety of skills in social and textual analysis. These skills are vital to an understanding of communication, society, and culture. The unit will offer insights into the history of the rise of semiotics, especially from the work of Roland Barthes onwards. The unit combines theory with practice in analysing and producing text in a variety of media. It also looks at the contexts of textual production, ranging from general examples to issues of multicultural and postcolonial social analysis.
Specialisations
| KP1000.1 | Humanities | CONTINUING |
| M1007.1 | Cultural and Social Analysis | CONTINUING |
| M1008.1 | English, Text and Writing | CONTINUING |
| M1025.1 | Media and Visual Cultures | CONTINUING |
| SM1003.1 | Cultural and Social Analysis | CONTINUING |
| SM1004.1 | English, Text and Writing | CONTINUING |
| SM1033.1 | Media and Visual Cultures | CONTINUING |