Arts

HEJ222

2009  HEJ222  Journalism: the People's Witness

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OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter HEJ222 H Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). Offered in Courses: [ L3D] [ R3A] About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Focuses on the writings of journalists whose work significantly impacted on the times in which they were reporting. Students examine the reportage of political journalists, war correspondents, social commentators and novelist journalists. There is an emphasis on the reportage of military conflict from the Napoleonic campaign to present day conflict, and on the reportage of political and social issues including poverty, racism, the civil rights movement and the women's movement. Journalists to be studied include William Russell, Martha Gellhorn, William Shriver, Wilfred Burchett, Joan Didion, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Philip Knightly, John Hersey, Ernest Hemingway, Neil Sheehan, George Orwell, H.G. Wells, John Simpson, Noam Chomsky, Svetlana Alexiyevich, James Cameron and Christopher Hitchens.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: 3,000-word essay (40%), tutorial participation (10%), 2-hr exam (50%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 5 contact hrs fortnightly (13 wks)

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
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REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	HEJ101 and HEJ102 or 25 % at level 100 in Faculty of Arts Group I units
M.Excl	HEJ322

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2009

STAFF: Dr Nicola Goc (Coordinator)

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