124642 VO BEd 04.2: Cultural Theories and Popular Culture (2022S)
American Mythologies: Critical Perspectives
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Language: English
Examination dates
Monday
27.06.2022
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
03.10.2022
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Thursday
15.12.2022
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Tuesday
31.01.2023
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
includes two guest lectures: March 21 (Prof. Steven Hoelscher, U Texas/Austin); June 20 (Prof. Erika Doss, U of Notre Dame); details tba
Monday
07.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
14.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
21.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
28.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
04.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
25.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
02.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
09.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
16.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
23.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
30.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
13.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Monday
20.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Written Exam (50% Multiple Choice, 50% essay, ca. 500 words)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The benchmark for passing the written exam is at 60%
Grades in %: 1 (very good): 90-100%, 2 (good): 80-89.99%, 3 (satisfactory): 70-79.99%, 4 (pass): 60-69.99%, 5 (fail): 0-59.99%
Grades in %: 1 (very good): 90-100%, 2 (good): 80-89.99%, 3 (satisfactory): 70-79.99%, 4 (pass): 60-69.99%, 5 (fail): 0-59.99%
Examination topics
entire lecture content incl. lecture slides and obligatory course reading
Reading list
Heike Paul, The Myths that Made America (available Open Access at https://www.transcript-verlag.de/media/pdf/57/fd/1b/oa9783839414859qGQqCtbNa1D7p.pdf)
Association in the course directory
Studium: BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BEd 04.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-4642
Code/Modul: BEd 04.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-4642
Last modified: Th 06.10.2022 12:49
The first part of the lecture focusses on methodological aspects and media literacy (from film to music, from digital culture to body studies) as well as myth criticism as one approach in American Studies. In the second part, we will apply these methods to the different "Myths that Made America" (Heike Paul; see course reading), from the Self-Made Man to the Melting Pot, by "doing" Cultural Studies together, analyzing and discussing paintings, photographs, film clips, and other audiovisual material. Throughout the semester, we will investigate key issues such as historical contingencies, identities shaped by intersectionality as there are gender, race or class or the interrelation between power and knowledge.