BATCC1001 From Homer to Memes: The Evolution and Technologies of Storytelling
This unit serves as an introductory unit to the Texts, Creativity and Culture stream of the Bachelor of Arts. As such, it examines the history of storytelling from its origins in oral storytelling through to its current incarnation in digital storytelling. The unit explores why we tell stories, how we tell stories, who we tell stories to, and how the technologies of storytelling shape the stories we tell. In particular, we consider the social, political and cultural contexts that pertain to the production of literary and screen texts and to creative practice. Broad themes will encompass the ways in which technologies enable different forms of social interaction, understandings of community and identity, conceptions of space and time and the relationship between storytelling and social change. The unit will include a diverse variety of texts and storytelling traditions.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $578
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $578
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.