120165 AR Interdisc. Course: "Because It's Cool" (2008S)
Transatlantic Dialogues on "American and "Austrian" Cultures
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
anrechenbar als 701 (UniStG Studienplan Diplomstudium) und als freies Wahlfach für UF Englisch, sowie als Vorprüfungsfach K 701 (alter Studienplan).
Details
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 11.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 18.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 25.03. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 01.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 08.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 15.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 22.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 29.04. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 06.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 13.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 20.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 27.05. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 03.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 10.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 17.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 24.06. 18:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course seeks to analyze a variety of processes in which U.S. American cultural products have been transferred to and appropriated in Austria since the 1980s, such as popular music, movies, or consumer and mass culture (McDonald's, Starbucks, etc.) The de- and re-territorialization of cultural products raises questions regarding concepts central to cultural studies; the diverse relocations and re-placements of cultural objects make cultural representations, meanings, identities and differences, and identification problematic on a theoretical and practical level, highlighting what has been the central issue in cultural studies: the politics of culture.Assessment: class participation; participation in two-week student exchange with Bradley University students in which students attend classes offered by BU faculty in Vienna, poster presentation of collaborative work with BU students, and written assignments.
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
On the one hand, this course aims to increase and deepen students' prior knowledge of significant concepts in contemporary cultural theories, esp. regarding popular and mass culture. On the other, this class will enable students to use concepts in critically reflected ways to engage effectively in contemporary cultural discourses and debates, especially with regard to "Americanization" and anti-Americanisms (as dimensions of or in relation to globalization), the "clash of civilizations" and cultures, cultural transfer and cultural change.
Examination topics
Small-group and all-class discussions of texts from the reader, group presentations and collaborative work with students from Bradley University. In the first third of this class, students will share readings with BU students on the history and different cultures of Vienna. The second part of this class (May 22 to June 7) consists of meetings with BU students and their professors. Based on their preparatory theoretical work and their practical investigations with Bradley students, Vienna students will then investigate selected topics in more detail.
Reading list
A course reader will be available at CopyStudio Schwarzspanierstraße. For further information, see http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Klaus.Heissenberger
Association in the course directory
501, 701, K701
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