The course is designed specifically for retrainees in order to provide an introduction to the scientific field of Cultural Studies. It will cover main aspects and issues of American and British history and culture. Each session will deal with a specific historical or cultural theme such as religion, politics, immigration, gender concepts, media power etc. Within each of these fields of enquiry, we will focus on particular questions and case studies. The aim of sessions is twofold: on the one hand, we will study cultural phenomena and on the other hand, we will apply methods and theories of Cultural Studies in order to explore them.
You will find all necessary and detailed information in the seminar schedule file here on Stud.IP at the start of the semester.
Required Reading:
Skinner, Jody. Anglo-American Cultural Studies. 2. Auflage. Tübingen: UTB, 2016. Print. (make sure to get the 2016 edition!!!)
There will be additional articles and primary material: see seminar schedule.
Modulbeschreibung:
Lernziele:
• Erlangung von Grundlagenwissen zu Theorien, Methoden und Konzepte der Kulturwissenschaft
Inhalte:
• Einführung in geschichts- und kulturwissenschaftliches sowie medienanalytisches Arbeiten
• Erarbeitung von Orientierungswissen zu zentralen Aspekten US-amerikanischer und britischer Gesellschaft, Kultur und Geschichte
• Grundkenntnisse zu kulturwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen
Registration mode
After enrolment, participants will manually be selected.
Potential participants are given additional information before enroling to the course.
