Cultural and Media Studies 1.S3.EPC.32
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 and Media Studies. It gives them basic knowledge and analytic skills. It should encourage students to pursue more advanced inquiries into cultural aspects of philological studies.
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Course content
1. Definitions and typologies of culture
2. Main research paradigms in Cultural Studies – structuralism, culturalism, functionalism, poststructuralism, postmodernism
3. Culture, language and communication (verbal, non-verbal, visual)
4. Cultural geography, mobility, hybridity, performativity
5. Language and representation in culture and media
6. Culture, power and ideology, politics and bureaucracy as cultural formations
7. Cultural identities, bodies, subjectivities
8. Media effects and cultivation
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Methods of teaching/forms of class activities:i
in-class discussions, assigned reading, text analysis, reviews of cultural events/media productions, multimodal presentation, oral presentation, essay, ICT tools/ e-learning option
Kierunek studiów
Literatura uzupełniająca
Nakład pracy studenta
Poziom studiów
Profil kształcenia
Rodzaj przedmiotu
obowiązkowe
Semestr, w którym realizowany jest przedmiot
Tryb prowadzenia
Ogólnie: Realizowany w sali | W cyklu 2023/24-L: Realizowany zdalnie |
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
W cyklu 2022/23-L: | W cyklu 2023/24-L: | W cyklu 2024/25-L: |
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge:
Students:
1. know the basic terminology of cultural studies, sociology and political science, know of main theoretical frameworks and methodologies of these disciplines, particularly with respect to public communication (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. know the formal properties and application of various genres and cultural practices in public communication (k_W07/P6S_WG)
3. are acquainted with the ethical standards and codes of practice in public communication (k_W08/P6S_WK)
4. have a basic knowledge of social, political and cultural institutions, follow the news and participate in cultural events (k_W09/P6S_WK)
Skills:
Students can:
5. identify and describe a range of linguistic and generic features of texts used in public communication, conduct a critical analysis/interpretation of texts in English, with the aid of specific methods, and delimit their potential meanings, social impact and cultural significance (k_U02/P6S_UW)
6. make a well-organized presentation, argument or take part in a debate in English related to an issue within cultural or media studies (k_U04/P6S_UK)
Social competences
Students:
7. recognize and respect cultural, social and ethnic differences in communication patterns (k_K03/P6S_KO)
8. are aware of the significance of public communication for a democratic dialogue in the public sphere (k_K04P6S_KO)
Kryteria oceniania
Forms of evaluation of learning effects:
1. Active participation in in-class discussions and presentations from assigned reading, text analysis, reviews of cultural events/media productions 40% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,8)
2. Project (multimodal presentation, oral presentation) on a chosen aspect of the course content 20% - of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,6)
(in the e-learning option: a series of assignments related to topics covered in the course)
3. Written open-ended test or essay - 40% of the final grade (outrcome 1,2,5,7)
Pass at 60% of the final grade
Literatura
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
A.2. used for self-study
Walton, David. 2008. Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
Articles from international press and news services, blogs and wikis about cultural events
B. supplementary reading
Stokes, Jane. 2003. How to do Cultural and Media Studies. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
W cyklu 2023/24-L:
1. Edward T. Hall, Beyond Culture, NY 1989, pp. 13-24 2. Ruth Benedict, Patterns of Culture, London 1971, pp. 1-10; 32-34; 181-183 3. Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Culture. Selected Essays, NY 1973, chapter 15, pp. 412-453 4. Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and The Profane. The Nature of Religion. The Significance of Religious Myth, Symbolism, and Ritual within Life and Culture, NY 1963, pp. 68-72; 77-91; 5. Edward T. Hall, The Hidden Dimension, 1990, pp. 101-129 6. Michel de Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life, transl. S. Rendall, 1988, pp. 91-110 7. Edward T. Hall, Beyond Culture, NY 1989, pp. 85-93 (the first paragraph); Basil Bernstein, Class, Codes and Control, NY 2003, pp. 93-101 8. Walter Ong, Orality and Literacy, NY 2005, pp. 31-56, + 66 9. Walter Ong, Orality and Literacy, NY 2005, pp. 77-106 + 112-115. 10. Walter Ong, Orality and Literacy, NY 2005, pp. 115-126 (the first paragraph); Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities. London New York 2006, pp. 37-46. 11. Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media, NY 1994, Chapter 1: pp.7-23 12. Susan Sontag, On Photography, New York 2005, pp. 1-19. 13. Jean Baudrillard, Simulations, transl. P. Foss, P. Patton, Ph. Beitchman, NY 1983 pp. 5-24 14. Arjun Appadurai, Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation, London 1996, pp.27-47. + Marshall McLuhan, The Gutenberg Galaxy. Toronto 1962. pp. 31-32 15. Nicholas Carr. The Shallows. What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains-W. W. Norton & Co. (2010), chapter 8 (pp.93-107) + Walter Ong, Orality and Literacy, NY 2005, pp.132-137 |
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