INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΙΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΕΣ ΣΠΟΥΔΕΣ / INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES |
| Code | ΜΔΣ1-180 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600008027 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600247995
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600247995
- At the Website of the School: https://enl.auth.gr/course.asp?Id=41
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=15156
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
This course introduces students to key concepts in cultural studies. There is a elementary look at ‘classic’ texts in cultural studies –Marx, Freud, Leavis– and then there is a move to the establishment of cultural studies as a discipline, looking at texts from the Frankfurt School, the Birmingham School, Raymond Williams, Stuart Hall and others. The rest of the course charts the areas modern Cultural Studies cover, looking at topics such as (new) media, consumption cultures, cprosumerism, post-modernism, gender studies, race and ethinicity etc.
Learning outcomes:
Students will learn to differentiate key concepts of cultural analysis and familiarize themselves with its various research methodologies.
The introduction to cultural analysis will inform the student’s understanding of cultural phenomena. S/he will learn to take a critical approach to the cultural sphere
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week 1 - Defining Cultural Studies (Part I): History, Development & Scope
Week 2 - Defining Cultural Studies (Part II): Key concepts
Week 3 - The Intellectual Strand of Cultural Studies
Week 4 - Culture & Ideology (Part I)
Week 5 - Culture & Ideology (Part II)
Week 6 - Biology, the Body and Culture
Week 7 - Postmodernism
Week 8 - Ethnicity, Race & Nation
Week 9 - Sex, Subjectivity & Representation
Week 10 - Television, Texts and Audiences
Week 11 - Digital Media Culture (Part I)
Week 12 - Digital Media Culture (Part IΙ)
Week 13 - Revision
Keywords
Culture, mass culture, media, ideology, representation, postmodernism, identity
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Powerpoint, YouTube, Doodle, Google Docs, Slido, Thinglink, Ted Lessons, Khan Academy, Moocs
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
A final written examination is the primary form of assessment.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Barker, Chris. Culture Studies: Theory and Practice. London: Sage, 2000.
Cambell, Neil and Alisdair Kean (eds.). American Culture Studies: An Introduction to American Culture. London: Routledge, 1997.
Easthope, Antony and Kate McGowan (eds.). A Critical and Cultural Theory Reader. Toronto: University of Toronto P, 1992.
Grossberg, Lawrence, et.al. Cultural Studies. New York: Routledge, 1992.
McGuigan, Jim. Cultural Methodologies. London: Sage, 1997.
Monaghan, Leila and Jane E. Goodman (eds.). A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication: Essential Readings. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2007.
Smith, Philip. Cultural Theory: An Introduction. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2001.
Stores, John. What is Cultural Studies? A Reader. London: Arnold, 1996.
Thomas, Helen and Jamilah Ahmed (eds.). Cultural Bodies: Ethnography and Theory. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2004.
Thornham, Sue. Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies: An Introduction. London: Arnold, 2000.
Last Update
09-12-2021
