ETMB64 Mass Culture an a Category of Ethnological Study

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martina Pavlicová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 10:50–12:25 J31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After the completion of this course students will be able to describe the issues of mass (popular) culture on selected examples from the areas of literary, visual artistic, or musical culture. They will be able to assess its influence on folk tradition and will be able to identify interaction moments between both of the cultural spheres mentioned. Students will be able to describe the principles of the functioning of mass (popular) culture and its mechanisms, which have changed the autochtonous form of traditional culture substantially in the last one hundred years.
Syllabus
  • Culture and theory of culture. Mass media and their roles. Word and literature in the light of mass culture. Folk song as opposed to so called “lidovka“ (folksy song) in the traditional repertoire. Mass art as a part of visual culture. Amateur production and do-it-yourself. Contemporary visual arts folklorism.
Literature
  • BARKER, Chris. Slovník kulturálních studií. Translated by Irena Reifová - Kateřina Gillárová - Michal Pospíšil. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2006, 206 stran. ISBN 8073670992. info
  • PAVLICOVÁ, Martina and Lucie UHLÍKOVÁ. Od folkloru k folklorismu. Slovník folklorního hnutí na Moravě a ve Slezsku. (From Folklore to Folklorism. A Dictionary of the Folklore Movement in Moravia and Silesia.). 1st ed. Strážnice: Ústav lidové kultury, 1997, 238 pp. slovník 1. ISBN 80-86156-06-0. info
Teaching methods
2 lectures
Assessment methods
Written test, exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021.
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