Introduction to mass and popular culture 15-ITMAPC-ES-11

Learning contents:

Notions of pop culture, folklore, and high culture. Theories of pop culture in the fifties: Marxism, Jungian psychology, myth and symbol school in American studies. Theories from the sixties: structuralism, anthropological approach, media theory. Theories from the seventies: deconstruction, formula studies. Recent theories: poststructuralism, ethnic studies, narrative and affective turns.

Module learning aims

Skills in critical analysis of text, knowledge of methods of analysis, skills in reading of critical and theoretical texts, development of independent assessment, open-mindedness, tolerance, and interest in cultural diversity

Information on where to find course materials

Novum library

Major

English Studies: Literature and Culture

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

compulsory

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 2

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

Advanced English

Course coordinators

Paweł Stachura

Assessment criteria

Class participation and graded essay

Bibliography

Popular Culture Theory and Methodology A Basic Introduction. Ed. Harold E. Hinds, Jr., Marilyn F. Motz, and Angela M. S. Nelson. London: The Popular Press, A Ray and Pat Browne Book, 2003.

Additional information

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