About the course

This course is taught over 17 weeks.

This course completes the suite of introductory Humanities courses begun with 74104 and 74105. If studied with 74104 and 74105, it can be credited towards a BA major in Humanities. (These three courses are an alternative to the old 74103.)

Humanities and Counter Culture focuses on the connection between the Humanities and cultural change. It investigates the place of music, art, religion, and science in Western cultures in the 1960s, considers the Māori cultural renaissance, and examines the diversity of Western cities that has sprung from the legacy of that decade. Figures discussed include Andy warhol and Mark Rothko. Examples and case studies are from a variety of cultures including New Zealand.

This course is available in the following programme(s):

OP7020 Bachelor of Arts
OP7203 Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

What's in the course

• The Sixties: Mainstream culture and counter-culture: An interdisciplinary study of the Sixties as an era: history, science, religious studies, music and art
• The Counter Culture in New Zealand An application of the previous study to New Zealand contexts
• The Māori Cultural Renaissance: A consideration of the Māori cultural renaissance as an example of cultural change
• Cultural Diversity: from Glasgow to Auckland: An examination of the way the Sixties bequeathed a legacy of diversity on contemporary Western urban cultures.
  

What students learn

Students will be able to

• Analyse and interpret source texts as evidence for cultural and social developments
• Derive major concepts through analysis of a range of social and cultural 'texts'
• Discuss cultural change and diversity in late 20th Century Western society.

Prerequisite

Assessment

In-course work 100%

Fees

New Zealand Student Fee $588.00

Additional Fee Information

What do I do now?

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Other Information

The course materials comprise books published by the Open University (United Kingdom), video and audiocassettes, and Open Polytechnic supplements. Consultation with Māori has occurred.

Other Requirements: You will need access to a video player and audio cassette player.