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.