AJ26059 Issues in British Cultural Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 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: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable
Tue 13:20–14:05 32, Tue 14:10–14:55 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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The course will look at the treatment of a number of issues covered by writers directly or indirectly related to the recently developing field of british Cultural Studies. These will include: national culture; consumer culture, Thatcherism, enterprise and heritage; feminism and femininty; sport and leisure; pop music,style,race and ethnicity; the royal family; popular fiction; television and related media. The aim will be to look at perspectives on these issues from different times during the last fifty years, though focusing primarily on recent developments. Among the writers whose work is considered are Benedict Anderson, Perry Anderson, Chas Critcher, John Fiske, Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall, John Hartley,Dick Hebdige, Celia Lury, Tom Nairn, Raymond Williams and Judith Williamson.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 Sept.24th:Introductory Week 2 Oct.1st:A.Gramsci,R.Hoggart,R.Williams, E.P.Thomson - Culture, society and intellectuals Week 3 Oct.8th:P.Anderson/B. Anderson/S.Zizek - Elements of British national culture Week 4 Oct.15th:The royal family, the British nation and the media: D.Chaney, T.Nairn, J.Wiliamson Week 7 Nov.5th:Youth culture - CCCS Week 8 Nov.12th:Pop music, ethnicity & style - D.Hebdige,P.Gilroy Week 9 Nov 19th:Sport and leisure - C.Critcher, Cunningham, Fiske Week 10 Nov 26th:Thatcherism,Enterprise, Heritage - Hall et al;Mellor, McNeill Week 11 Dec.3rd:Popular fiction - Batsleer et.al., Eco, McRobbie Week 12 Dec.10th:Television/Consumer culture - J.Fiske, J.Hartley,C.Lury Week 11 Dec17th:What is Cultural Studies Anyway?: R.Johnson/F.Jameson/J.McGuigan
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Examination by class contribution(30%) and essay (70%).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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