Universität Wien

124071 VO Culture, Society and the Media (2014W)

Adventure

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Details

Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 14.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 21.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 28.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 04.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 11.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 18.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 25.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 02.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 09.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 16.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 13.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Dienstag 20.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This lecture course offers an overview of different historically evolved cultural forms which have more recently been complemented by non-Western artistic expressions, ranging from oral tales, dramatic performances, songs, literature and film. We will contextualise the attempt to define the meanings of “culture” and discuss its significance for the definition of collective identities. Special attention will be devoted to adventure as a genre and narrative paradigm for the portrayal of unfamiliar experiences, exotic landscapes and encounters with cultural difference. We will be concentrating on the representation of hierarchies and ask ourselves to what extent literature and culture confirm and/or subvert dominant beliefs. The arguments will be illustrated with a wealth of examples from literature, film and other art forms.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

A written exam of 90 minutes at the end of the semester (or in the following semester) based on the arguments of the lecture course.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

This course is designed to introduce students to the comparative and interdisciplinary study of Anglophone cultures.

Prüfungsstoff

Multi-media based lecture course (Internet, audio and video presentations).

Literatur

Films:
John Huston, African Queen (1951)
Werner Herzog, Aguirre: the Wrath of God (1972)
Dean Parisot, Galxy Quest (1999)

Critical introduction to the topic:
John Storey: Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction (2012/1997)


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612, EC 125, EC 126 [UF Englisch: Freies Wahlfach]; BEd 046
Code/Modul: BA07.1, EC Cultural and Regional Studies 1; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-4070

Letzte Änderung: Mi 09.09.2020 00:22