MVZ240 Society and Politics in Popular Culture

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Wojciech Lewandowski, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 4. 5. 15:15–16:45 P22, Tue 5. 5. 17:00–18:30 U35, Wed 6. 5. 15:15–16:45 U41, Thu 7. 5. 9:45–11:15 U42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
objectives of the course: the course is aimed at discussing selected aspects of the way socio-political phenomenas are presented in popular culture with the special focus on international relations; specific social and political problems of contemporary world will be discussed in class along with the analysis of their coverage in pieces of popular culture;
Syllabus
  • course contents: social and political issues in popular culture – introduction; popular culture and political disobedience – theoretical, moral and practical aspects; war and war on terrorism in popular culture; hidden reality – conspiracy theories in contemporary societies and popular culture. Readings that can be downloaded from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6ag4udm55p3zc2/Literature.zip?dl=0.
Teaching methods
lecture and discussion
Assessment methods
active participation is expected
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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