FF:AJ46002 Cultural Studies (GB) - Course Information
AJ46002 Cultural Studies (Great Britain)
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2009
- 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: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. - Timetable
- Fri 13:20–14:55 G22
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- AJ40999 Qualifying Examination && 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 and relations between aspects of post-war British society and culture ( primarily popular culture), including popular music, film, and elements of consumer culture, sport as well as considering theoretical approaches developed in the same period.
- Syllabus
- 1) Theoretical perspectives: Turner,Jenks 2) Popular Culture: Fiske 3) Youth culture & rock music: Frith, Hebdige 4) National culture(s): Hobsbawm, Zizek 5) Cultural geographies: Castells,Massey, Shields, Smith
- Literature
- • Fiske, John Reading The Popular London Routledge 1989
- • Turner, G British Cultural Studies: An Introduction London Routledge 1990
- • Fiske, John Understanding Popular Culture London Routledge 1989
- Jenks, Chris Culture London Routledge 1993
- Frith, Simon Sound Effects London Constable 1983
- • Bird, Jon et al (eds) Mapping the Futures London Routledge 1993
- • Zizek, Slavoj Welcome to The Desert of the Real London Verso 2002
- Zizek, Slavoj Republics of Gilead London Verso 1992
- Hebdige, Dick Subcultures London Routledge 1979
- • Shields, Rob Places On The Margin London Routledge 1991
- • Hall, S & Jefferson T. Resistance Through Rituals (2nd ed.) London Routledge 1993
- Assessment methods
- Assessment will take the form of class contribution (30%) two response papers (30%), and an essay (40%).
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- 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 2009, recent)
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