Course: Introduction to Cultural Studies

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Course title Introduction to Cultural Studies
Course code KZU/KSZM
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Foret Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jansová Iveta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Cultural studies (subject and method of examination) 2. What is popular culture? 3. The concept of ideology 4. Elitistická cultural criticism 5. Kulturalismus 6. Structuralism and post-structuralism 7. Marxism 8. Feminism 9. Postmodernism.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Completion of the course "Cultural studies" in the form of tests for students of Cultural studies.
Students will acquire skills of the course according to sylabus.
Prerequisites
General knowledge acquired during the studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

Active participation on seminars, cooperation on collectively realised research, final report writting, final knowledge test.
Recommended literature
  • BARKER, Chris. Slovník kulturálních studií. Praha: Portál, 2006..
  • CARROLL, Noël. (1998). A Philosophy of Mass Art. Oxford.
  • Eagleton, Terry. (2005). Úvod do literární teorie. Praha.
  • FISKE, John. Understanding Popular Culture. London: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
  • FRANKLIN, Sarah a kol. Off Centre: Feminism and Cultural Studies. London: HarperCollins, 1991.
  • HALL, Stuart a WHANNEL, Paddy. The Popular Arts, London: Hutchinson 1964.
  • MILNER, Andrew. Contemporary Cultural Studies. London: UCL Press, 1994.
  • WILLIAMS, Arnold. Culture and Society. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1963.


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