FF:AJ46002 Cultural Studies (GB) - Course Information
AJ46002 Cultural Studies (Great Britain)
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2011
- 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: Tomáš Hanzálek - Timetable
- each odd Friday 15:50–17:25 G32
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ( AJ40999 Qualifying Examination || AJ41002 Practical English II ) && 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
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
- Course objectives
- The course will focus on aspects of relations between post-war British society and culture (primarily popular culture), including social geography, popular music, film, consumer culture and sport, as well as considering theoretical approaches developed in the same period. By the end of the course the student will have written an essay displaying their ability to analyze the possible cultural significance of a given form of cultural expression in the period covered.During the participants the course will be encouraged to develop the skills of analyzing and discussing the cultural significance of a given phenomenon or trend using relevant evidence and of comparing trends in their own cultures with those analyzed in relation to British culture.
- Syllabus
- 1) 4th March:Introductory 2) 18th March: Theoretical overviews: Jenks; Turner 3) 1st April: Approaches to popular culture, consumption, media and popular music: Fiske; Hebdige; Fiske and Hartley 4) 15th April: Nation, history and culture: Hobsbawm & Ranger, Zizek 5) May 13th:Cultural geographies:Castells, Massey, Shields, Smith
- Literature
- Frith, Simon Sound Effects London Constable 1983
- Hebdige, Dick Subcultures London Routledge 1979
- • Fiske, John Reading The Popular London Routledge 1989
- • Fiske, John Understanding Popular Culture London Routledge 1989
- Jenks, Chris Culture London Routledge 1993
- Zizek, Slavoj Republics of Gilead London Verso 1992
- • Bird, Jon et al (eds) Mapping the Futures London Routledge 1993
- • Hall, S & Jefferson T. Resistance Through Rituals (2nd ed.) London Routledge 1993
- • Turner, G British Cultural Studies: An Introduction London Routledge 1990
- • Zizek, Slavoj Welcome to The Desert of the Real London Verso 2002
- • Shields, Rob Places On The Margin London Routledge 1991
- Teaching methods
- Teaching by group work and class discussion in the form of seminars.
- Assessment methods
- Assessment will take the form of class contribution (40%) and an essay (60%).
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5x2. - Teacher's information
- http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2282
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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