Strategic Communication - ZHSS8125

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Course Outline: ZHSS8125 Course Outline

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

We will study communication theories in relation to representations of military practices such as official military history, TV programs, movies and fiction. The course will focus on particular national 'foundation' narratives eg. ANZAC. Studies of other societies' myths will aid in development of a new 'strategic' level of communication in future conflicts. Case studies may be selected from: Indonesia and East Timor; Fundamentalisms and Terrorism; The Pacific Arc of Instability; from the Soviet Afghanistan to the Gulf Wars; the breakdown of the (former) Yugoslav states; the Cold War; and the Indo-Chinese border conflicts.