AJ56013 Approaches to Developments in Modern British and Global Contemporary Culture and Related Cultures

Filozofická fakulta
podzim 2017
Rozsah
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". 7 kr. (plus 3 za zk). Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Tomáš Hanzálek
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
každý sudý pátek 12:30–14:05 G22
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This year's course will consider aspects of the work of Manuel Castells on areas related to the development of internet communication and the media and broader, related socio-economic factors. The aim of the course is to provide a greater understanding of recent developments in this area through the initial perspective of Castells' approach.
Výstupy z učení
Students who complete the course will be expected to have gained an appropriate level of understanding of the areas covered in terms of relations between relevant developments in computer technology, the media and related socio-economic factors, and as reflected in the analysis presented in the required essay.
Osnova
  • 1) Introductory; The Rise of the Network Society (Prologue:Chs 1-2) 2) The Rise of the Network Society ( Chs,3, 5, 6,7) 3) The Power of Identity Chs 1-4 4) The Power of Identity (Chs 5, 6, conclusion); End of Millenium (Chs,1,3,5, Conclusion) 5) Communication Power (Chs 1-3 - more if you can manage!)
Literatura
  • Castells, Manuel The Rise of the Network Society (2nd ed.) (2000) Oxford Blackwell
  • Castells, Manuel The Power of Identity (1997) Oxford Blackwell
  • Castells, Manuel The End of Millenium (2nd ed.) (2000) London, Blackwell
  • Castells, Manuel Communication Power (2013) Oxford Oxford University Press
  • GARE, Arran E. Postmodernism and the environmental crisis. London: Routledge, 1995, vii, 192. ISBN 0415124794. info
Výukové metody
The course will be taught by a combination of group and class discussion
Metody hodnocení
The course will be assessed in terms of oral contribution (40%) and essay (8-12 pages)(60%).
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován jednou za dva roky.
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".
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2019, podzim 2025.