MVKK_07 Britisch Cultural Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Miessler (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Viktor Pantůček, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
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
The course is built around reading and discussing important classical texts of British Cultural Studies, an important approach in social studies that influences thinking about mass media and about modern societies at large. The course starts with an overview of basic concepts and points of view that informed the framework of cultural studies in Britain. In the main part of the course we will focus on important works of the prominent figures of the BCS, on the development of their approaches and on the criticism from other researches of media, culture and society. The discussion will focus on theories as well as on their practical application.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Position of British Cultural Studies and Some Basic Concepts
  • The Role of Culture: Base, Superstructure and Ruling Ideas
  • "Culture and Civilization" and Frankfurt School
  • Hegemony, Dominance and Ideology (Gramsci, Alhusser)
  • Founding Fathers of BCS (Williams, Hoggart, Thompson)
  • Stuart Hall and CCCS I.
  • Stuart Hall and CCCS II.
  • Audiences of News; Audiences of Soap Operas (Morley, Ang)
  • Critical Voices, Other Points of View
  • What Matters? Cultural Studies versus Political Economy (Fiske, McChesney)
  • Contemporary Authors (Willis, McRobbie, Gilroy, etc.)
  • Final Seminar
Literature
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
Assessment methods
Regular reading of course literature, active participation in discussion, presentation and final essay (4-6 pages + 1 title page).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011.
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