Introduction to Cultural Studies 3301-L1ICS
The classes prepare students to analyse cultural texts and phenomena by providing them with knowledge of the theoretical and practical tools, along with the methodologies employed in the field.
Topics include:
1. Cultural anthropology
2. Cultural memory
3. Urban studies
4. Food studies
5. Material culture & consumerism
6. Fashion
7. Art and photography
8. Comics
9. Film/TV series
10. Games
11. Adaptations
12. Postdigital culture
13. Popular music
Type of course
Course coordinators
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students will be able to:
- (K_W01) Identify the place and specificity of cultural studies against the background of other academic disciplines within the humanities
- (K_W02) Understand the key terminology, well established methods and theories of cultural studies within English studies
- (K_W09) identify, on an advanced level, the multiplicity of cultures and their complexity, along with cultural codes, and structural and institutional background of culture.
Abilities
Students will be able to:
- (K_U01) employ the terminology and methodological tools from culture studies
- (K_U03) analyze cultural phenomena and draw generalizations on their basis with respect to the social, historical and economic context
- (K_U06) identify and implement cultural conventions in intercultural interactions
Social competences
Students will be ready to:
- (K_K05) function effectively in social and cultural interactions, through various forms and media, thanks to the ability to express oneself in a cohesive and lucid manner
- (K_K06) value cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Education at language level B2+.
Assessment criteria
Written assignments, presentation, final test
3 absences are allowed.
Bibliography
Appadurai, Arjun. “Introduction: Commodities and the Politics of Value.” The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective. Ed. Arjun Appadurai. CUP, 1986, 3–63.
Bordwell, David, Kristin Thompson. Film Art. An Introduction. McGraw Hill, 2008.
Clarke, John. “Dupes and Guerillas.” The Consumer Society Reader. Ed. Lee, Martyn, J. Blackwell, 2000.
Couniham, Carole and Penny Van Esterik. Food and Culture. A Reader. Routledge, 2013.
Douglas, Mary and Baron Isherwood. “The Uses of Goods.” The Consumer Society Reader. Ed. Lee, Martyn, J. Blackwell, 2000.
Erll, Astrid, Ansgar Nünning (eds.). Cultural Memory Studies. An International and Interdisciplinary Handbook. De Gruyter, 2008.
Hubbard, Phil. City. Routledge, 2006.
Hutcheon, Linda with Siobhan O'Flynn. A Theory of Adaptation. Routledge, 2013. [ch. 1]
Jordan, Spencer. “Introduction.” Postdigital Storytelling. Routledge, 2019.
Longhurst, Brian. “Arguments and Framework”. Popular Music and Society. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1996.
Levinson, Paul “Why ‘New’ New Media?” New New Media. Pearson 2012.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. William Morrow, 1993.
Ryan, Marie-Laure. “Beyond Myth and Metaphor.” Avatars of Story. University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Strinati, Dominic. An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture. Routledge, 2004.
Wise, Michael D. and Jennifer Jensen Wallach. The Routledge History of American Foodways. Routledge, 2016. [introduction and ch. 5]
Woodward, Ian. “The Material as Culture.” Understanding Material Culture. Sage, 2007.
Teksty uzupełniające
van Dijck, José. The Culture of Connectivity. Oxford UP, 2013.
Sanders, Julie. Adaptation and Appropriation. Routledge, 2016.
Additional information
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