Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Associate Professor Amanda Wise
W6A833
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
We live in an age of super-diversity. Like Canada, the US, and the UK, Australia’s major cities are now home to people from all corners of the globe. In a time of resurgent nationalisms, there is hardly a more urgent task than learning to coexist with cultural and religious difference. Drawing on examples from a range of national contexts, this unit explores the complexities of co-existence in an age of global diversity. The first part of this unit will explore current debates around superdiversity and global cities; the sociology of migrant settlement, social mobility and inequalities; and different models of multiculturalism across the western world. The attention then shifts to everyday multiculturalism and the lived experience of religious and cultural difference. The second part of the unit examines the sociology of race, discrimination and racism – from the structural to the everyday. We will explore what sociology has to say about the surge in national populisms and the rise of the far right and why it is that race, immigration and Islam so commonly animate such movements. We will also consider the role of social media in this resurgence. Finally, the unit explores anti-racism and the tools available to challenge discrimination, and students will be introduced to concepts surrounding post-colonial sociology.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
WORD LIMITS: Word limits DO NOT include bibliography. You may be +/- 10% word limit.
LATE PENALTY: Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
ASSIGNMENT EXTENSIONS: Will only be granted via a formal special consideration application.
PARTICIPATION ASSESSMENT: You are required to participate in 80% of the seminars to pass. In practice, this means that you may only miss 2 tutorials in a semester. Further absences must be cleared via an application for special consideration as above.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group discussion leaders | 20% | No | Assigned |
Research Essay | 30% | No | Week 8 |
Social Media Debate Portfolio | 30% | No | Week 12 |
Seminar participation | 20% | No | Ongoing |
Due: Assigned
Weighting: 20%
Students will be grouped at the beginning of semester. Each week, one group will be charged with making a short presentation of the key terms of the debate for that week, and leading the seminar discussion.
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 30%
Written research essay based on set questions drawn from key weeks in the unit.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 30%
Reflection on portfolio of social media debate
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Participation is a major component of the unit. It is measured in two ways: The frequency and quality of student participation in seminars, and submission of a weekly reading/viewing/listening summary and reflection.
This unit is run as a 3 hour on campus seminar. A mix of readings, podscasts, documentaries and film will be used to complement the lectures.
INDICATIVE UNIT SCHEDULE (Note, weekly topic order may change)
PART 1
Australia - Immigration Nation
Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, Integration
Migrant & Refugee Settlement
Global Migration & Superdiversity
Everyday multiculturalism, commonplace diversity and everyday co-existence.
PART 2 Theorising Race & Ethnicity
Sociology of Racism & Populism
Islamophobia & securitisation
Indigenous perspectives on racism in Australia
Far right, 'Alt-Right' Racism and Social Media
Anti-Racism
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25/06/2018 | There was a typo on the word count for the essay in the original version. This has been amended. |