(in Polish) Culture and contemporary world 1.2.5-D1-KKS
Module 4a
Specialization 1
ECTS code
1.2.5-D1-M4a
Hours
30 ECTS points
3 Final requirement
Credit/grade Year
I Semester
1. Form
elective Language
English Prerequisites
none
Provider
University of Opole / Faculty of Philology / Institute of English Studies
Studies
Subject Degree Organization Profile Major/Specialty
English Philology BA Full time Academic English and Cultural Studies
Courses in the module
Course name ECTS code Form Hours ECTS points Instructor
Culture and the contemporary world 1.2.5-D1-KKS class 30 3 dr K. Molek-Kozakowska
Forms of evaluation of effects (see below for types of effects)
In-class discussions and presentations from reading(4,5)
Project (multimodal presentation, print handout, oral presentation) on a chosen aspect of the course content (3,6,7)
Test (1,2)
Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
In-class activities
Lecture and/or presentation
Text analysis and discussion
Oral/multimodal presentations ECTS points in relation to student’s duties
1ECTS - 30 h – in-class activities
1ECTS - 15 h – consultations, 15 h – doing the project
1ECTS - 15 h – reading (A2), 15 h – learning for the test
Course description
The course is a practical introduction to culture as an object of academic study. It looks at the interdisciplinarity of Cultural Studies and the evolution of research orientations. It shows how cultural forms and practices can be analysed, evaluated and explained in the context of various theoretical models (e.g., psychological, sociological, anthropological ). It introduces students to terminology and conceptual framework of Cultural Studies.
Course objectives
The course is of an introductory character. It aims to acquaint students with a broad range of themes and research orientations in Cultural Studies. It gives them basic knowledge and analytic skills. It should encourage students to pursue more advanced inquiries into cultural aspects of philological studies.
Course content
1. Definitions and typologies of culture
2. Main research paradigms in Cultural Studies – structuralism, culturalism, poststructuralism, postmodernism
3. Culture and communication
4. Culture as mediation and practice
5. Language and representation in culture
6. Culture, power and ideology
7. Cultural identities
8. Visual culture, cyberculture, subculture
Reading list
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
A.1. used in class
Longhurst, Brian, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford, Miles Ogborn, 2008. Introducing Cultural Studies 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education
Walton, David. 2008. Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
A.2. used for self-study
Chandler, Daniel. 1994-2012. Semiotics for Beginners e-book from http://users.aber.ac.uk
Press and online materials on various aspects of culture, particularly in the Anglo-American world
B. supplementary reading
Stokes, Jane. 2003. How to do Cultural and Media Studies. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Effects
Knowledge
Students:
1. know the basic terms and concepts of Cultural Studies (K_W05)
2. understand the interdisciplinarity of Cultural Studies and the relations between culture and other humanistic and philological subjects (K_W11)
3. know about the work of cultural institutions, about the cultural products and practices in the contemporary world (K_W18)
Skills
Students:
4. can locate, analyze, select, evaluate and use information from various sources and in various media (K_U01)
5. can discriminate among various types of cultural forms and practices, analyze them exhaustively, interpret their meanings with the aid of typical philological methods, recognize their social relevance and their function for historical and cultural formation (K_U06)
6. can prepare and deliver an oral/multimedia presentation about a chosen detailed aspect of the course (K_U10)
Social competences
7. Students take part in cultural life and take advantage of various media to enhance their social competences (K_K14)
Contact
dr K. Molek-Kozakowska: molekk@uni.opole.pl
Additional information
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