his assignment requires you to keep a journal of your responses to the weekly readings from Weeks 2 to 6. Each week you’ll be expected to read and explore the assigned resources and think about the way particular narratives shape and/or limit our understanding of the world. You will submit your five journal entries (500 words each) via Canvas week to week. Each response should have the following form: Identify the assigned reading or resource that you are responding to. Propose a cultural example that illustrates one of the themes of the reading. Your example might be a news item, an image, an advertisement, a turn of phrase, an infographic, a game, or a movie — it’s up to you. Record the source of your example (for published items provide a full reference, for online resources provide a URL, for other examples briefly describe where or how you experienced them). Identify the particular cultural narrative that the example reinforces; and how this is communicated, e.g. through visual metaphors, clichés, particular choice of language, curatorial choices etc. Critically reflect upon which voices or perspectives are left out of the identified narrative. The assignment is an opportunity for students to develop their own critical voice, improving their writing skills to allow for clear and effective communication of their ideas (Learning Outcome 2, Graduate Attributes 1 & 3). It stimulates original thinking and research, while encouraging students to explore socially and historically marginalised perspectives (Learning Outcome 1, Graduate Attribute 2).
