AJ46002 Cultural Studies (Great Britain)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 13:20–14:55 G22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ40999 Qualifying Examination && AJ46001 History and Culture of UK
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course will focus on aspects of and relations between aspects of post-war British society and culture ( primarily popular culture), including popular music, film, and elements of consumer culture, sport as well as considering theoretical approaches developed in the same period.
Key topics
1) Theoretical perspectives: Turner,Jenks 2) Popular Culture: Fiske 3) Youth culture & rock music: Frith, Hebdige 4) National culture(s): Hobsbawm, Zizek 5) Cultural geographies: Castells,Massey, Shields, Smith
Study resources and literature
  • • Fiske, John Reading The Popular London Routledge 1989
  • • Turner, G British Cultural Studies: An Introduction London Routledge 1990
  • • Fiske, John Understanding Popular Culture London Routledge 1989
  • Jenks, Chris Culture London Routledge 1993
  • Frith, Simon Sound Effects London Constable 1983
  • • Bird, Jon et al (eds) Mapping the Futures London Routledge 1993
  • • Zizek, Slavoj Welcome to The Desert of the Real London Verso 2002
  • Zizek, Slavoj Republics of Gilead London Verso 1992
  • Hebdige, Dick Subcultures London Routledge 1979
  • • Shields, Rob Places On The Margin London Routledge 1991
  • • Hall, S & Jefferson T. Resistance Through Rituals (2nd ed.) London Routledge 1993
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Assessment will take the form of class contribution (30%) two response papers (30%), and an essay (40%).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2282
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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