2018 Ü Key Concepts in Cultural Studies

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Please note: The ang070 module consists of

  • a seminar ("S/Ü: Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the previous winter term),
  • a tutorial ("TUT: Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the previous winter term),
  • a (biweekly) lecture ("Historical Backgrounds and Critcal Concepts", offered this term) and
  • a seminar ("Key Concepts of Cultural Studies", offered this term).

On this page you will find detailed information on the lecture "Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts" and on the courses "Key Concepts in Cultural Studies".

Lecture: VL "Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts"

  • 3.02.040 - Michaela Keck and Anton Kirchhofer - Thu, 12:00 - 14:00, Room: A11 1-101 (Hörsaal B)

Courses: S/Ü "Key Concepts in Cultural Studies"

  • 3.02.041 - Michaela Keck - Fri, 08:00-10:00, Room: A01 0-010B
  • 3.02.042 - Michaela Keck - Fri, 10:00-12:00, Room: V02 1-114
  • 3.02.043 - Michaela Keck - Thu, 16:00-18:00, Room: A01 0-010B
  • 3.02.044 - Anna Auguscik - Fri, 08:00-10:00, Room: A13 0-027
  • 3.02.045 - Anna Auguscik - Fri, 12:00-14:00, Room: A14 0-031
  • 3.02.047 - Christian Lassen - Thu, 08:00-10:00, Room: A13 0-027
  • 3.02.048 - Christian Lassen - Fri, 08:00-10:00, Room: A01 0-009
  • 3.02.049 - Christian Lassen - Fri, 10:00-12:00, Room: A01 0-010B
  • 3.02.050 - Julius Greve - Thu, 18:00-20:00, Room: A06 0-009
  • 3.02.053 - Julius Greve - Thu, 16:00-18:00, Room: A06 0-009

Revision Course: Ü "Key Concepts in Cultural Studies"

Both the lecture (VL) and the courses (Ü) are part of the Basismodul ang070 and focus on key concepts in cultural studies and techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing culture. The VL "Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts" consists of 6 lectures and the Ü "Key Concepts in Cultural Studies" of 14 courses/Übungen.

The Übung analyzes material and is relying on concepts and approaches complemented by the lectures. The analysis of the material from a cultural studies perspective is based on three guiding questions:

  • 1. What are the specific and medial characteristics of the Material? (See Handouts: Conceptual Tools)
  • 2. How is the material situated and what institutions are responsible for its existence and discussion?
  • 3. What function and effect for identity formation can the material have?

Please make sure that you are registered for the lecture and ONE of the courses in Stud.IP and open a wiki account which will enable you to participate in online discussions.

The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may have a different choice.

The "analytical tools" will be presented by the lecturers (on a handout) in each meeting. The additional reading from which these 'tools' are taken is not obligatory, and it can be done either before or after each session. Mandatory texts and other materials will be made accessible to you electronically (cf. the links below). In addition you will need to purchase the following works: 

   Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederic Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. 1845. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 1997. Print.

   Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2014. Print.

   Little Miss Sunshine. Dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Perf. Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Alda. 2006. Twentieth Century Fox, 2013. DVD.

Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (max. 3 pages) and produce a Research Paper Outline 'Plus' (RPOplus), consisting of a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis (due on August 15). The assignments are to be formatted according to the style sheet, and will require you to analyse a non-fiction text, a graphic novel and a film respectively. For the RPOplus you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO.


Session One, April 05/06: Working With Key Concepts in Cultural Studies I

Welcome

Preliminaries and General Course Information.

Analytical Tools: Culture and Representation, Discourse, Media, Identity

Further Reading

Session Two, April 12/13: Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies II

Analytical Tools: Culture and Representation, Discourse, Media, Identity

Further Reading

Session Three, April 19/20: Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies III

Analytical Tools: Culture and Representation, Discourse, Media, Identity

Further Reading

Session Four, April 26/27: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative I (Introduction: Medium, Genre, Context)

Primary Material

  • Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 1997. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Five, May 03/04: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative II (Focal Point: Identity and Genre)

Primary Material

  • Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 1997. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools 


    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Non-Fiction" published

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Non-Fiction": sample solution

Session Six, May 10: No Class: Please Join the Friday Groups!

Session Six, May 11: Mid-Term Recap

Session Seven, May 17/18: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative III (Focal Point: Discourse)

Primary Material

  • Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. Eds. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely. New York: Norton, 1997. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools 

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Non-Fiction" due]

Session Eight, May 24/25: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel I (Medium, Genre, Context)

Primary Material

  • Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2014. Print.

Text

  • Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons. 'Introduction.' Watchmen. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2014. 6-7. Print.

Analytical Tools

Session Nine, May 31/June 01: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel II (Graphic Narrative & Identity Formation)

Primary Material

  • Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2014. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools 

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Graphic Novel" published

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Graphic Novel": sample solution

Session Ten, June 07/08: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel III (Graphic Narrative & Identity Formation cont'd.)

Primary Material

  • Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2014. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools 

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Graphic Novel" due]

Session Eleven, June 14/15: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film I (Medium, Genre, Context)

Primary Material

  • Little Miss Sunshine. Dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Perf. Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Alda. 2006. Twentieth Century Fox, 2013. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Twelve, June 21/22: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film II (Film & Ideology)

Primary Material

  • Little Miss Sunshine. Dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Perf. Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Alda. 2006. Twentieth Century Fox, 2013. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools 

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Film" published

    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Film": sample solution

Session Thirteen, June 28/29: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film III (Screening Gender)

Primary Material

  • Little Miss Sunshine. Dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Perf. Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Alda. 2006. Twentieth Century Fox, 2013. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools 

    [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "Film" due]

Session Fourteen, July 05/06: Presentation and Discussion of RPOs

Skills and Activities

Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects 

     [WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT "RPOplus" due August 15]

Guidelines for finding your RPO topic:

1. Your RPOplus topic needs to be related to at least one of the key concepts: identity, media, discourse, culture and representation
2. As the material basis for your analysis you will need to pick material from the Übungen: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Watchmen, Little Miss Sunshine

You have access to the scholarly discourse on the material from the Übung through the MLA database.

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