| 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 field trips and activities, to construct your own multimedia narratives about those experiences. You will use ethnographic methodologies to collect data – including critical on-site observations, field notes, photographic and video recordings using smartphones – to tell those stories as you explore the Gold Coast’s surfing 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 culture and its impact on surf communities using ethnographic methodologies and critical on-site observations.
- Construct multimedia narratives using ethnographic methodologies, emphasising the importance of place to personal identity within Gold Coast surf communities.
- Apply critical thinking skills to analyse the cultural significance of coastal Aboriginal sites visited during the subject's immersive activities.
- Synthesise acquired knowledge and skills in surfing, underwater smartphone photography, and storytelling to create multimedia narratives that showcase the Gold Coast's unique surf culture.
- Use 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 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024 Semester start: 09/09/2024 Subject start: 09/09/2024 Cancellation 1: 23/09/2024 Cancellation 2: 30/09/2024 Last enrolment: 22/09/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024 Teaching census: 04/10/2024
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 14/07/2024 |
| Semester start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Subject start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Cancellation 1: | 23/09/2024 |
| Cancellation 2: | 30/09/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 22/09/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 05/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 26/10/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 04/10/2024 |