Universität Wien

120077 SE Approaches to Cultural Analysis: Cultural Materialism and New Historicism (2007W)

Cultural Studies Seminar

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work


NachUniStG-Studienplan 343 für kulturwissenschaftliches Modul (Schwerpunktbereich) anrechenbar. Für UF Englisch als freies Wahlfach anrechenbar (ECTS: 3.00), für AHStG-Studienpläne als Vorprüfungsfach K701 anrechenbar, sowie bei ZweitfachanglistInnen als K531/K532.

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 18.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 25.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 08.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 15.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 22.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 29.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 06.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 13.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 10.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 17.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 24.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Thursday 31.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Cultural Analysis makes use of a plurality of approaches and methodologies that have been developed in the contexts of different disciplines and positions. In this class our focus will be on cultural materialism as developed by Raymond Williams, which has been appropriated and adapted for literary and cultural analysis in diverse forms, such as the new historicism to name the best-known example. We will read articles and sections from books by critics representing these approaches (such as Raymond Williams, Alan Sinfield, Jonathan Dollimore, Stephen Greenblatt, Catherine Belsey or Edward Said) and work on small cultural materialist / new historicist projects ourselves.
Assessment: class participation; paper presentation; research paper, if applicable; final written essay

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of the course is twofold: first, to trace the ways Raymond Williams' theory of a cultural materialism has been redeployed in the Anglophone context; second, students will appropriate and adapt versions of cultural materialisms for their own projects.

Examination topics

Small-group and all-class discussions of regular set readings, paper presentation (pair work possible depending on number of participants) applying cultural materialist / new historicist methodologies (seminar conference format on a Friday afternoon and Saturday, attendance obligatory), research paper of 20 (minimum) to 25 pages (maximum) depending on type of credit

Reading list

A course reader will be provided.

Association in the course directory

821, 438, 722, K531, K532, K 701

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