Ameryka popularna: Literatura, film i kultura popularna - Sem. mgr 1 3301-LAS1WŁOD02
The goal of the seminar is to acquaint students with theoretical approaches used in the study of popular literary and cultural phenomena, such as bestsellers and blockbusters, to make students familiar with different approaches to popular culture, with the grounding of the distinction between popular and high culture, with the multiple factors determining the popularity of literary and cinematic works, beginning in the 19th century (e.g. condition of the publishing market, gender and race as determining factors) and until the present day (including digital distribution channels).
Students will become acquainted with the following theories: the Frankfurt School (Horkheimer, Adorno), with selected ideas of Pierre Bourdieu, cultural materialism (Ohmann, Farr), feminist approaches (Tompkins, Berlant, Fetterley), queer approaches (Halberstam), posthumanist approaches (Haraway, Wolfe), postcritique and affect theory (Felski)
The selection of theoretical texts may be modified to better reflect students’ individual interests and research projects of the students.
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Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Efekty kształcenia
K_W01, The student has in-depth familiarity with advanced terminology, theory and research methods corresponding to the state of the art in the disciplines of literary studies and cultural studies, especially with reference to the North American context
K_W02, The student has in-depth familiarity with advanced principles of research design applied in literary studies and culture and religion studies, in particular the principles of method and tool selection in formulating research problems relevant for research for an MA thesis
K_W05, The student has in-depth familiarity witheconomic, legal, ethical and other conditions of the various professional activities related to literary and cultural studies in American Studies
K_U01, Student is able to apply the advanced terminology, theories and research methods of literary studies and culture and religion studies to solve a complex and original research problem related to their planned MA thesis
K_U02, Student is able to apply advanced principles of research design appropriate for literary studies and culture and religion studies, and in particular is able to:
- select appropriate sources, methods and tools
- critically analyze and synthesize the current state of research in the discipline
- interpret and present the results obtained using advanced information and communication techniques
K_U03, student is able to use structures, lexis and language conventions appropriate to the communicative situation in spoken and written English at the minimum level C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
K_U04, student is able to apply the concepts and principles of intellectual property protection and copyright law
K_U05, student is able to apply the knowledge of economic, legal, ethical and other conditions of various professional activities related to literary and cultural studies
K_U07, student is able to use modern technology to acquire knowledge and communicate through a variety of communication channels and techniques
K_U09, student is able to design their own development path and guide others in so doing
K_K01, student is ready to critically appraise their knowledge and content obtained from various sources
K_K02 student is ready to recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems; consult experts when required
Kryteria oceniania
assessment of student's written work related to MA thesis (annotated bibliography and outline)
For information purposes here is a recap of students' expected progress on MA theses by semester:
Semester 1: students must present an outline of their theses + annotated bibliography
Semester 2: students must submit a draft of Chapter 1
Semester 3: Students must submit a draft of Chapter 2
Semester 4: Students must submit the completed thesis.
Three absences are allowed per semester.
Literatura
Bruce Burgett & Glenn Hendler, Keywords for American Cultural Studies
Phillip Deloria, American Studies: A User’s Guide
Neil Campbell & Alasdair Kean, American Cultural Studies: An Introduction fo American Culture
John Storey, Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction
Railford Guins & Omayra Zaragoza Cruz, Popular Culture: A Reader