LAW72014 - Struggles, Movements, and the Idea of Communism

Summary

Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
Credit points: 12
AQF level: 7
Level of learning: Intermediate

School/College:
School of Law and Justice

Pre-requisites:

96 credit points

Co-requisites:

N/A

Anti-requisites:

N/A

Enrolment information:

Knowledge of Marxist theory would be an advantage. Students must attend 4 days of intensive teaching. This unit may be offered in a Session (13 weeks) or Study Period (7 weeks), please note if offered in a Study Period it will have a heavier estimated student workload per week. Please refer to the SCU Unit webpages for further information prior to enrolling.

Enrolment restriction:

N/A

Availabilities:

2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019

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 the 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 the 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.

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:		GA1	GA4	GA5
1	Explain a theoretical approach to political struggles	Intellectual rigour
2	Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of politics			Lifelong learning
3	Investigate the role of networked media in political struggle	Intellectual rigour
4	Describe and examine the idea of contemporary communism	Intellectual rigour	Knowledge of a discipline	Lifelong learning

Teaching and assessment

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Fee information

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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1

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LAW72014 - Struggles, Movements, and the Idea of Communism (2020)

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