| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | COMN11-115 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
The Gold Coast has a rich history as a globally renowned surf city, boasting numerous national and world surfing champions and some of the finest surfing waves on the planet. In this subject, you will go surfing, learn underwater smartphone photography, and visit culturally significant coastal Aboriginal sites, among other immersive activities, to construct your own multimedia narratives about those experiences. You will use theoretical frameworks implied by ethnographic methodologies to collect data – including critical on-site observations, field notes and interviews – to tell those stories as you explore the Gold Coast’s surfing history, cultures and heritage. Storytelling is foundational to this subject, with emphasis given to the importance of place to personal identity within Gold Coast surf communities.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the significance of the Gold Coast's surfing history and its impact on the local community using ethnographic methodologies and critical on-site observations.
- Construct multimedia narratives using theoretical frameworks implied by ethnographic methodologies, emphasizing the importance of place to personal identity within Gold Coast surf communities.
- Apply critical thinking skills to analyze the cultural significance of coastal Aboriginal sites visited during the subject's immersive activities.
- Synthesize acquired knowledge and skills in surfing, underwater smartphone photography, and storytelling to create multimedia narratives that showcase the Gold Coast's unique surf culture and heritage.
- Use interview techniques and critical thinking skills to gather and interpret data on Gold Coast surfing communities for ethnographic and autoethnographic narratives.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: |
Nil |
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| Restrictions: |
Nil |
Subject dates
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September 2023
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 16/07/2023 Semester start: 11/09/2023 Subject start: 11/09/2023 Cancellation 1: 25/09/2023 Cancellation 2: 02/10/2023 Last enrolment: 24/09/2023 Withdraw - Financial: 07/10/2023 Withdraw - Academic: 28/10/2023 Teaching census: 06/10/2023
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 16/07/2023 |
| Semester start: | 11/09/2023 |
| Subject start: | 11/09/2023 |
| Cancellation 1: | 25/09/2023 |
| Cancellation 2: | 02/10/2023 |
| Last enrolment: | 24/09/2023 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 07/10/2023 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 28/10/2023 |
| Teaching census: | 06/10/2023 |