Universität Wien

124001 VO STEOP: Introduction to Anglophone Cultures and Societies (2011W)

Britishness and Popular Culture

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

als StEOP nur für BA English and American Studies

Details

max. 295 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 12.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 14.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 19.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 21.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 28.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 09.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 16.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 23.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 30.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 07.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Wednesday 14.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this lecture we will explore meanings of "Britishness" in relation to popular culture. Starting from a set of typical (and stereotypical) assumptions about what it is that seems to define "Britishness" - football and cricket, beer and tea, royals and working class, queuing and hooliganism, Britpop and punk etc. - we will approach the following questions: How is (and was) "Britishness" constructed and represented, especially in popular culture? How do people become national subjects? How does "Britishness" relate to class, gender, race, power, history and geography?

Assessment and permitted materials

final 90-minutes written examination

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Understanding the concept of representation and discourse in reference to national identities, especially Britishness; understanding "culture" as 'networks of shared meanings' (Hall) and nations as 'imagined communities' (Anderson)

Examination topics

(interactive) lecture

Reading list

a reader will be provided via the e-learning platform moodle

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612,
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.4-400, BA01.3;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4000
StEOP-BA

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33