Universität Wien

480065 KO Colloquium on Regional and Cultural Studies: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (2023W)

Introduction to Cultural Semiotics

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 48 - Slawistik
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 03.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 10.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 17.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 31.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Slawistik Unicampus Hof 3 2R-EG-40
  • Tuesday 07.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 14.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Slawistik Unicampus Hof 3 2R-EG-40
  • Tuesday 21.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 28.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 05.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Slawistik UniCampus Hof 3 2P-O1-27
  • Tuesday 12.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Besprechungsraum Slawistik Unicampus Hof 3 2R-EG-40

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will offer an overview of the ways in which semiotics engages with cultural texts. The starting point in this development is Ferdinand de Saussure's concept of a generalized science of signs, which was then taken over and developed by literary and cultural theory. Several authors are key in this trajectory and their insights will be scrutinized in depth: Juri Lotman's analyses of secondary modelling systems, Mikhail Bakhtin's insights on polyphony and dialogism, Roland Barthes' analyses of popular culture, fashion, and the “myths” they produce, finally, Dick Hebdige's interpretation of subcultures as subversive ensembles of signs. Close readings of the above-enumerated authors should demonstrate the wide scope of application and flexibility of semiotic cultural analysis. All theoretical concepts will be accompanied by examples from BCMS literature and cinema.
The course has three mutually intertwined aims: the students should acquire the mastery of a set of structuralist concepts fundamental for contemporary cultural studies, they would gain experience in interpreting theoretical texts and would learn to apply these theoretical insights to particular examples.

Assessment and permitted materials

- short oral presentation
- active participation in discussions
- final essay (6-8 pages)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- regular, active attendance (75% of all course units)

Examination topics

- topics boarded at the course

Reading list

Association in the course directory

B-51-K

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