MVZ240 Politics, International Relations and Popular Culture

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Wojciech Lewandowski, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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 30. 4. 13:30–15:00 exP24, Wed 2. 5. 13:30–15:00 U33, Thu 3. 5. 13:30–15:00 exP21, Fri 4. 5. 9:45–11:15 U32
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
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The course is aimed at discussing selected aspects of the way socio-political phenomena are presented in, or influenced by, popular culture. Specific political and international problems of contemporary world will be discussed in class along with the analysis of their coverage in selected texts of popular culture.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Politics and international relations in popular culture (political fiction) – introduction.  Popular culture – definitions and interpretations.  Politics and society in popular culture – introduction.  Political fiction - art as a way of understanding politics. 2. War and war on terrorism in popular culture.  War as a theme in popular culture.  War movies – between fiction and reality.  From propaganda to war in comic book panels.  War trauma in Rogers Waters’ and Pink Floyd’s songs.  War on terrorism – its moral and practical aspects as portrayed in popular culture. 3. Political disobedience – theoretical, moral and practical aspects.  The nature of political disobedience – theoretical and moral aspects.  From protest through civil disobedience to violence – forms of political disobedience.  Popular culture and political disobedience.  Individual vs. totalitarianism – anatomy of disobedience in Alan Moore’s and David Lloyd’s graphic novel V for Vendetta. 4. Enhancing national identity - nationalism in popular culture.  Concepts of nation, nationalism, and national identity.  Cultural roots of national identity.  Popular culture as a source of national identity  Nationalistic superheroes as a way of expressing national unity.  National myths and stereotypes in popular culture. 5. Brexit – perspectives of contemporary British politics.  British membership in the European Union.  Social, political and cultural backgrounds of Brexit.  Brexit or Exit?  Consequences of Brexit for the future of European project.  Brexit in popular culture. The case of political satire.
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 2015.
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