AJ27062 American Psycho. Literature, Theory Film and Consumer Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Joshua Mensch, M.A. (lecturer), Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable
Wed 18:20–19:55 32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives (in Czech)
The course will look at a number of American novels dramatising aspects of current American consumer culture. These will include 'American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis and 'White Noise' by Don de Lillo. The course will also cover a number of theoretical perspectives on cosumer culture, including essays by Adorno, Baudrillard, Benjamin, Castells and others.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Week 1 Feb.25th:Introductory Week 2 Mar.3rd:Lury (2); Benjamin/Adorno Week 3 Mar.10th:White Noise pp.1-163 Week 4 Mar.17th:Lury (3);Bataille/Baudrillard Week 5 Mar.24th:White Noise (164-end) Week 6 Mar 31st:Lury (4)(Barthes/Bourdieu) Week 7 April 7th: American Psycho (pp.1-150) Week 8 April 14th: Reading/Film (see J.Mensch) Week 9 April 21st: American Psycho (151-300) Week 10 April 28th: Lury (5): Castells/Fiske/Hartley Week 11 May 5th: American Psycho (301-end) Week 12 May 12th: Towers:-de Certeau,Fiske,Baudrillard, Zizek Week 13 May 19th: Jesus' Son
Literature
  • Adorno T.W. The Culture Industry London Routledge 1991
  • Baudrillard, Jean The Spirit of Terrorism London Verso 2001
  • Benjamin, Walter Illuminations London Fontana 1973
  • Ellis, Brett Easton American Psycho London Picador 2002
  • Bataille, George The Accursed Share Volume 1 New York Zone Books 1988
  • Lury, Celia Consumer Culture London Polity Press 1996
  • CASTELLS, Manuel. End of millenium :the information age : economy, society and culture. Malden: Blackwell Publishers, 2000, xv, 448 s. ISBN 0-631-22139-5. info
  • FISKE, John. Reading the popular. 2nd imp. London: Routledge, 1990, xi, 228. ISBN 041507875X. info
  • CERTEAU, Michel de. The practice of everyday life. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988, xxiv, 229. ISBN 0520061683. info
  • DELILLO, Don. White noise. New York: Penguin Books, 1986, 326 s. ISBN 0-14-007702-2. info
  • BATAILLE, Georges. La part maudite ;La notion de dépense. Edited by Jean Piel. Paris: Éditions de Minuit, 1967, 231 s. ISBN 2-7073-0181-7. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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