020051 SE Religionsphilosophisches Seminar (2014S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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When: block course dates: Fridays, April 4, 11 & May 2, 9
Time: 13:00-19:00.
Where: Evangelisch Theologische Fakultät, 1010 Wien, Schenkenstr. 8-10, Hs. 1, 5. OG, May 9 Hs. 3
Time: 13:00-19:00.
Where: Evangelisch Theologische Fakultät, 1010 Wien, Schenkenstr. 8-10, Hs. 1, 5. OG, May 9 Hs. 3
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 17.02.2014 12:35 to Mo 24.02.2014 18:00
- Registration is open from Fr 28.02.2014 10:00 to Mo 10.03.2014 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 10.03.2014 18:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
1. Each course meeting, every student will turn in a one page written summary of the reading for the week (40%)
2. Each student will give one short, 10-15 minute presentation on a pre-agreed upon TV show, advertisement, or film. OR: students can choose to write and present a sermon that employs concepts of pop culture. (45%)
3. Course participation (15%)
2. Each student will give one short, 10-15 minute presentation on a pre-agreed upon TV show, advertisement, or film. OR: students can choose to write and present a sermon that employs concepts of pop culture. (45%)
3. Course participation (15%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Students of theology and religion will find this course helpful for a future profession in ministry, pastoral care, or training in culture, specifically through the cultivation of a better understanding of popular culture. Students of philosophy or cultural studies will gain a better understanding of the essential importance that religious studies and theology play in both the critique and cultivation of pop culture. And students from other disciplines will gain critical skills that can ultimately bear upon their academic field of study.
English will be the primary language for this course, as well as for most examples of media, film, and television.By the end of the course, all students will have gained critical tools for understanding their own cultures, and for how religion and theology matters for such cultural liturgies. Students will individually reflect on their own religious ideas, and how those ideas appear as critiques or compliance of specific forms of popular culture. Students will also hopefully gain an appreciation for how popular culture is a means through which, for better or worse, religious views are communicated on a daily basis.
English will be the primary language for this course, as well as for most examples of media, film, and television.By the end of the course, all students will have gained critical tools for understanding their own cultures, and for how religion and theology matters for such cultural liturgies. Students will individually reflect on their own religious ideas, and how those ideas appear as critiques or compliance of specific forms of popular culture. Students will also hopefully gain an appreciation for how popular culture is a means through which, for better or worse, religious views are communicated on a daily basis.
Reading list
Lynch, Gordon. Understanding Theology and Popular Culture. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. 236 p. ISBN: 1405117486; 978-1405117487.Romanowski, William D. Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture. Revised and Expanded Edition. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2007. 272p. ISBN: 1587432013; 978-1587432019.Smith, James K.A. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation, Cultural Liturgies Volume 1. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. 238p. ISBN: 0801035775; 978-0801035777
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:27
There are certain thematic investigations (bodies, economies, ideas, violence) that will appear throughout the course, which will guide our studies and conversations. This course will offer students the basic tools for studying popular culture and it will provide a religious and theological lens for using such tools. This course will involve a highly active participation from the students as we reflect upon and discuss specific aspects of pop culture, from Breaking Bad to H & M advertisements, from Bart Simpson to Facebook.