AJ46002 Cultural Studies (Great Britain)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( AJ41002 Practical English II || AJ01002 Practical English II ) && ( AJ46001 History and Culture of UK || ( AJ06001 Intro. to British Studies I && AJ06002 Intro. to British Studies II ))
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
Course objectives
The course will focus on aspects of relations between post-war British society and culture (primarily popular culture), including social geography, popular music, film, consumer culture and sport, as well as considering theoretical approaches developed in the same period.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student will have written an essay displaying their ability to analyze the possible cultural significance of a given form of cultural expression in the period covered.During the participants the course will be encouraged to develop the skills of analyzing and discussing the cultural significance of a given phenomenon or trend using relevant evidence and of comparing trends in their own cultures with those analyzed in relation to British culture.
Syllabus
  • 1)24th Feb.Introductory: British Cultural Studies and 'culture'; initial overview and orientation. 2)March 10th: Theoretical overviews: 10th March: Jenks; Turner 3)March 24th: Approaches to popular culture, consumption and popular music: Clarke et al; Fiske; Hebdige; Frith; Fiske/Hartley 4) April 7th: Nation, history and culture: Hobsbawm & Ranger, Zizek; Kumar; Castells; Anderson 5)May 19th: Cultural geographies:Harvey; Massey; Shields; Smith; Castells
Literature
  • Jenks, Chris Culture London Routledge 1993
  • • Shields, Rob Places On The Margin London Routledge 1991
  • • Fiske, John Reading The Popular London Routledge 1989
  • • Bird, Jon et al (eds) Mapping the Futures London Routledge 1993
  • Frith, Simon Sound Effects London Constable 1983
  • Zizek, Slavoj Republics of Gilead London Verso 1992
  • • Hall, S & Jefferson T. Resistance Through Rituals (2nd ed.) London Routledge 1993
  • • Turner, G British Cultural Studies: An Introduction London Routledge 1990
  • • Zizek, Slavoj Welcome to The Desert of the Real London Verso 2002
  • • Fiske, John Understanding Popular Culture London Routledge 1989
  • Hebdige, Dick Subcultures London Routledge 1979
Teaching methods
Teaching by group work and class discussion in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
Assessment will take the form of class contribution (40%) and an essay of 7-10 pages.(60%).The essay has the status of an exam and needs to be registered for. Essays must be submitted in hard copy form.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2282
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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