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'''Please note''': The BM7 module consists of  
 
'''Please note''': The BM7 module consists of  
*a seminar ("Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"),  
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*a seminar ("Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the previous winter term),  
 
*a tutorial ("Research Methods", offered in the previous winter term),  
 
*a tutorial ("Research Methods", offered in the previous winter term),  
*a lecture ("Historical Backgrounds and Critcal Concepts", offered this term )and  
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*a (biweekly) lecture ("Historical Backgrounds and Critcal Concepts", offered this term )and  
*a seminar ("Key Concepts of Cultural Studies").  
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*a seminar ("Key Concepts of Cultural Studies", offered this term).  
  
 
If you have already completed parts, but not the entire Basismodul in literary and/or cultural studies in previous semesters, please contact [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]].
 
If you have already completed parts, but not the entire Basismodul in literary and/or cultural studies in previous semesters, please contact [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]].
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Lecture: Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts
 
Lecture: Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts
*3.02.030 - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]], Martin Butler - Tue, 12:00-14:00, A11 1-101 (Hörsaal B)  
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*3.02.030 - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]], Martin Butler - Tue, 12:00-14:00, biweekly, A11 1-101 (Hörsaal B)  
 
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Course: Key Concepts in Cultural Studies  
 
Course: Key Concepts in Cultural Studies  
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*3.02.035 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 08:00-10:00, Room: A13 0-027
 
*3.02.035 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 08:00-10:00, Room: A13 0-027
 
*3.02.036 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 18:00-20:00, Room: A07 0-025
 
*3.02.036 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 18:00-20:00, Room: A07 0-025
*3.02.037 - [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]] - Thu, 10:00-12:00, Room: A10 1-121a
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*3.02.037 - [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]] - Thu, 14:00-16:00, Room: A10 1-121 (Hörsaal F)
*3.02.038 - [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]] - Thu, 18:00-20:00, Room: A10 1-121 (Hörsaal F)
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*3.02.038 - [[User:Michaela Koch|Michaela Koch]] - Thu, 18:00-20:00, Room: A1 0-010a
 
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The lecture and course is part of the Basismodul 7 and focuses on key concepts in cultural studies and techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing culture. The "VL/Ü Key Concepts of Cultural Studies" consists of 6 lectures on ''Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts'' which are structured into three conceptual blocks:
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Both the lecture and the courses are part of the Basismodul 7 and focus on key concepts in cultural studies and techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing culture. The ''VL/Ü Key Concepts of Cultural Studies'' consists of 6 lectures on "Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts" and 13 courses/Übungen on "Key Concepts of Cultural Studies".
 
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* Block I: The Formation of Historical Periods in Literary and Cultural Studies
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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:
 
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* Block II: Primary Facts and Moments in the Study of Cultural and Literary History
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* Block III: Concepts of Cultural Studies
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The lectures are followed by 7 courses/Übungen on ''Key Concepts of Cultural Studies''.  
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The Übung analyzes material and is relying on concepts and approaches provided in the lectures. The analysis of the material from a cultural studies perspective is based on three guiding questions:
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*1. What are the specific and medial characteristics of the Material? (See Handouts: Conceptual Tools)
 
*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?
 
*2. How is the material situated and what institutions are responsible for its existence and discussion?
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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.
 
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.
  
[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_curriculum_BM7.pdf Course work]: You will be asked to complete a Written Test (Date: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10-12 h, A14, HS 1 + 2), and produce a Research Paper Outline (2 pages, due on Aug 15).  For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and 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).
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[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_curriculum_BM7.pdf Course work]: You will be asked to complete a Written Test (Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014, 10:00-12:00, A14 Hörsaal 1 und 2), and produce a Research Paper Outline (2 pages, due on Aug 15).  For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and 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).
 
The RPO is to be formatted according to the [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/leitfaden_lit-cult_2012.pdf style sheet].
 
The RPO is to be formatted according to the [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/leitfaden_lit-cult_2012.pdf style sheet].
  
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*Introduction to the BM 7 [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_curriculum_BM7.pdf Curriculum, Aims and Goals]
 
*Introduction to the BM 7 [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_curriculum_BM7.pdf Curriculum, Aims and Goals]
*Introduction to the BM 7 [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download//BM7/seminarplan_bm7_sose_2012_final.pdf BM 7 Programme]
 
*Introduction to the '''Concepts of Culture, Discourse, Identity, and Media''' [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-04-20_Intro_to_lit_and_cult_vorlesung.pdf Slides of the presentation]
 
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
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'''Further Reading'''
 
'''Further Reading'''
*TBA
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Ang_Cultural-Studies.pdf Ang, Ien. "Cultural Studies." ''The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Studies.'' London: SAGE, 2008. 227-48. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Chouliaraki_Discourse-Analysis.pdf Chouliaraki, Lilie. "Discourse Analysis." ''The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Studies.'' London: SAGE, 2008. 674-96. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Clarke_Culture-and-Identity.pdf Clarke, Simon. "Culture and Identity." ''The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Studies.'' London: SAGE, 2008. 510-29. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Kaplan_Identity.pdf Kaplan, Carla. "Identity." ''Keywords for American Cultural Studies.'' Eds. Bruce Burgett and Glenn Hendler. New York: NY: New York UP, 2007. 123-7. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Yudice_Culture.pdf Yúdice, George. "Culture." ''Keywords for American Cultural Studies.'' Eds. Bruce Burgett and Glenn Hendler. New York: NY: New York UP, 2007. 71-6. Print.]
  
 
==Session Two, April 11/12: Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies II ==
 
==Session Two, April 11/12: Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies II ==
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'''Further Reading'''
 
'''Further Reading'''
*TBA
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Ang_Cultural-Studies.pdf Ang, Ien. "Cultural Studies." ''The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Studies.'' London: SAGE, 2008. 227-48. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Chouliaraki_Discourse-Analysis.pdf Chouliaraki, Lilie. "Discourse Analysis." ''The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Studies.'' London: SAGE, 2008. 674-96. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Clarke_Culture-and-Identity.pdf Clarke, Simon. "Culture and Identity." ''The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Studies.'' London: SAGE, 2008. 510-29. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Kaplan_Identity.pdf Kaplan, Carla. "Identity." ''Keywords for American Cultural Studies.'' Eds. Bruce Burgett and Glenn Hendler. New York: NY: New York UP, 2007. 123-7. Print.]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Yudice_Culture.pdf Yúdice, George. "Culture." ''Keywords for American Cultural Studies.'' Eds. Bruce Burgett and Glenn Hendler. New York: NY: New York UP, 2007. 71-6. Print.]
  
 
==Session Three, April 18/19: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative I ==
 
==Session Three, April 18/19: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative I ==
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'''Secondary Material'''
 
'''Secondary Material'''
* Boyer, Paul S. "Chapter 12: The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860." ''The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People.'' Sixth Edtition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 354-67.
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Boyer_Old-South.pdf Boyer, Paul S. "Chapter 12: The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860." ''The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People.'' Sixth Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 354-67. Print.]
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'''Analytical Tools'''
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*Handout: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_narratology.pdf Narratology]
  
 
==Session Four, April 25/26: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative II ==
 
==Session Four, April 25/26: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative II ==
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* Smith, Valerie. "Form and Ideology in Three Slave Narratives." ''Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative.'' Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1987. 9-43. Reprinted in: Jacobs, Harriet. ''Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.'' Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. 222-36. Print.
 
* Smith, Valerie. "Form and Ideology in Three Slave Narratives." ''Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative.'' Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1987. 9-43. Reprinted in: Jacobs, Harriet. ''Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.'' Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. 222-36. Print.
  
==Session Five, May 24: VL Facts, Dates, Events in American History ==
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'''Analytical Tools'''
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*Handout: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_narratology.pdf Narratology]
  
* Presentation [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-05-24_facts_dates_events_american_cultural_history.ppt Facts, Dates and Event in American Cultural History] '''(If you encounter troubles opening the PPT try: right click on our link -> "save as" and download the file onto your desktop)'''
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==Session Five, May 02/03: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative III ==
  
==Session Six, May 31: VL Cultural History of Identities: Gender ==
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'''Primary Material'''
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* Jacobs, Harriet. ''Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.'' Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.
  
* Presentation [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-05-30_key_concepts_in_cultural_studies_gender_prot.pptx Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Gender and Sexuality] '''(If you encounter troubles opening the PPT try: right click on our link -> "save as" and download the file onto your desktop)'''
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'''Secondary Material'''
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* Accomando, Christina. "'The Laws Were Laid Down to Me Anew': Harriet Jacobs and the Reframing of Legal Fictions" ''African American Review'' 32.2 (1998): 229-44. Reprinted in: Jacobs, Harriet. ''Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.'' Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. 365-85. Print.
  
==Session Seven, June 06-08: Ü Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies ==
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'''Analytical Tools'''
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*Handout: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/handout_narratology.pdf Narratology]
  
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-05_HO_key_concepts_discourse.pdf Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Discourse]
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    [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/BM7_sose2013_Assignment_1.pdf ASSIGNMENT I, due: Monday, May 16, 2013]
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-05_HO_key_concepts_culture.pdf Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Culture]
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-05_HO_key_concepts_identity.pdf Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Identity]
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-05_HO_key_concepts_media.pdf Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Media]
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==Session Eight, June 13-15: Analysing Television and Film ==
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==Session Six, May 16/17: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel I ==
'''Material'''
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*[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/Instructions%20for%20watching%20MAD%20MEN.pptx "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Mad Men. AMC. Los Angeles. 19 July 2007. Television.]
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'''Primary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/2004_spiegelman_no_towers.pdf Spiegelman, Art. ''In the Shadow of No Towers''. New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. Print.]
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'''Secondary Material'''
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* Spiegelman,Art. "Introduction." ''In the Shadow of No Towers.'' New York: Pantheon, 2004.
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-13_conceptual_tools_for_film_analysis.pdf Conceptual tools for the Analysis of Film]
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-21_conceptual_tools_for_graphic_novel_analysis.pdf Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Comics and Graphic Novels]
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-08_conceptual_tools_for_tv_analysis.pdf Conceptual tools for the Analysis of Television Shows]
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* Film Glossary [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/reading_film_a_glossary.pdf Film Glossary]
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==Session Nine, June 20-22: Analysing Visual Material ==
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==Session Seven, May 23/24: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel II ==
'''Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/2004_spiegelman_no_towers.pdf Spiegelman, Art. ''In the Shadow of No Towers''. New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. Print.]''' Please have a closer look at Eisner's introductory pages ("The Sky is Falling") and at page 2 of his graphic novel'''
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'''Primary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/2004_spiegelman_no_towers.pdf Spiegelman, Art. ''In the Shadow of No Towers''. New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. Print.]
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'''Secondary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/espiritu_putting_grief_into_boxes.pdf Espiritu, Karen. "'Putting Grief Into Boxes': Trauma and the Crisis of Democracy in Art Spiegelman's In ''In the Shadow of No Towers''." ''Review of Education/Pedagogy/Cultural Studies'' 28.2 (2006) 179-201. Print.]
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-21_conceptual_tools_for_graphic_novel_analysis.pdf Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Comics and Graphic Novels]
 
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-21_conceptual_tools_for_graphic_novel_analysis.pdf Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Comics and Graphic Novels]
* Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2006_eisner_comics_and_sequential_art.pdf Will Eisner. ''Comics & Sequential Art''. Tamarac, FL: Poorhous P,2006.]
 
  
==Session Ten, June 27-29: Analysing National Anthems and their Rewritings: Neil Young's: Living with War ==
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==Session Eight, May 30/31: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel III ==
'''Material'''
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*[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/Instructions%20for%20listening%20to%20Neil%20Young.pptx Neil Young ''Living with War'' Label:Reprise 2006] [http://wiki.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/index.php/Neil_Young:_LIVING_WITH_WAR '''Lyrics''']
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'''Primary Material'''
*[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/neil_young_living_with_war_music_video.mp4 Neil Young ''Living with War'' Music Video]
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/2004_spiegelman_no_towers.pdf Spiegelman, Art. ''In the Shadow of No Towers''. New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. Print.]
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'''Secondary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/espiritu_putting_grief_into_boxes.pdf Espiritu, Karen. "'Putting Grief Into Boxes': Trauma and the Crisis of Democracy in Art Spiegelman's In ''In the Shadow of No Towers''." ''Review of Education/Pedagogy/Cultural Studies'' 28.2 (2006) 179-201. Print.]
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012_06_26_conceptual_tools_for_popular_music_analysis.pdf Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Popular Music]
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-21_conceptual_tools_for_graphic_novel_analysis.pdf Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Comics and Graphic Novels]
  
Additional material:
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    [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Assignment_VisualMedia_2013-05-23.pdf ASSIGNMENT II, due: Monday, June 03, 2013]
*[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/smoking_gun.mpg Smoking Gun Clip]
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*[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/materials/rockets_red_glare.wmv Rockets Red Glare Clip]
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Futher Information: '''[[Materials for Cultural Analysis]]'''
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==Session Eleven, July 04-06: Analysing Web Culture ==
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==Session Nine, June 06/07: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film I ==
'''The Mad Men Website'''
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*[http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men AMC's Mad Men Website]
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*[http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2008/07/interview-with-don-draper.php ''An Interview with Don Draper'']
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*[http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men/which-mad-men-are-you ''Which Mad Man Are You?'' Game]
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*[http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men/http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men/job-interview ''Job Interview'' Game]
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*[http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men/party-guide ''Mad Men Party Guide'']
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*[http://media.amctv.com/assets/show-mad-men/campaign/s5/party-guide-html/downloads/Masks.pdf ''Mad Men Party Masks for the Party'']
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'''Mad Men Fan Fiction'''
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'''Primary Material'''
*[http://www.fanfiction.net/tv/Mad_Men/ FanFiction.net: Mad Men]
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* ''Breakfast on Pluto.'' Dir. Neil Jordan. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD.
*[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5421576/1/Don_and_Betty gilmoregossiplover. "Don and Betty: Some Don and Betty moments before the show began." ''fanfiction.net'' 04 April 2009. Web. 04 Jul 2012.]
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''' Secondary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012_Bischoff_Ordon_handhout_syntax_of_film.pdf Bischoff, Mark, and Ulrike Ordon, eds. ''The Syntax of Film: A Glossary'' 3rd ed. Seesen, 2012.]
  
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
 
'''Analytical Tools'''
* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012_07_04_conceptual_tools_for_the_analysis_of_web_culture.pdf Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Web Culture ]
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-13_conceptual_tools_for_film_analysis.pdf Conceptual tools for the Analysis of Film]
* Web Culture Glossary [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2010_sonvilla-weiss_glossary.pdf Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss. "Glossary." ''Mashup Cultures.'' Ed. Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss. Wien et al.: Springer, 2010. 246-253. Print.]
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==Session Twelve, July 11-13: Course Evaluation / Recap in Preparation of Written Test==
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==Session Ten, June 13/14: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film II ==
  
In preparation for the recap meeting, please review the handouts ''Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Graphic Novel'' and ''Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Popular Music'' and ''Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Culture / Media / Identity / Discourse''.
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'''Primary Material'''
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* ''Breakfast on Pluto.'' Dir. Neil Jordan. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD.
  
Examples:
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''' Secondary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/Nunes_National-Security.pdf Nunes, Charlotte. "In the Name of National Security: Torture and Imperialist Ideology in Sheridan's ''In the Name of the Father'' and Jordan's ''Breakfast on Pluto''." ''Human Rights Quarterly'' 31.4 (2009): 916-33. Print.]
  
[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012_07_10_written_test_prep_graphic_novel.pdf Test Assignment Graphic Novel: ''In the Shadow of No Towers'' (page 1).]
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'''Analytical Tools'''
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-13_conceptual_tools_for_film_analysis.pdf Conceptual tools for the Analysis of Film]
  
[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012_07_10_written_test_prep_pop_music.pdf Test Assignment Popular Music: Rise Against: ''Hero of War'']
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==Session Eleven, June 20/21: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film III ==
  
*[http://www.tape.tv/musikvideos/Rise-Against/Hero-Of-War ''Hero of War'' by Rise Against]
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'''Primary Material'''
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* ''Breakfast on Pluto.'' Dir. Neil Jordan. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD.
  
    Written Test: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10-12 h s.t.(!), A14, HS 1 + 2
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''' Secondary Material'''
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* [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_Lassen_Pluto-1.pdf Lassen, Christian. "The Passion of Saint Kitten, or: Desperately Seeking Mitzi, the Phantom Lady. Camp Responses to Interpellation and Subjection in Neil Jordan's ''Breakfast on Pluto''."] ''Anglistentag 2012 Potsdam: Proceedings.'' Eds. N.N. Trier: WVT, 2013. Forthcoming.
  
==Session Thirteen, July 18-20: Feedback and Course Evalutation / Presentation and Discussion of RPOs ==
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'''Analytical Tools'''
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* Handout [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2012-06-13_conceptual_tools_for_film_analysis.pdf Conceptual tools for the Analysis of Film]
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    [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/BM7_SoSe2013_Assignment3_Film.pdf ASSIGNMENT III, due: Monday, June 24, 2013]
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==Session Twelve, June 27/28: Presentation and Discussion of RPOs==
  
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
 
'''Skills and Activities'''
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1. Your RPO topic needs to be related to at least one of the four key concepts: identity, media, discourse, culture <br>
 
1. Your RPO topic needs to be related to at least one of the four key concepts: identity, media, discourse, culture <br>
2. As the material basis for your analysis you will need to pick material from the Übungen: ''Man Men'', ''In the Shadow of No Towers'',''Living with War''<br>
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2. As the material basis for your analysis you will need to pick material from the Übungen: ''Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl'', ''In the Shadow of No Towers'', ''Breakfast on Pluto''<br>
3. There is one exception: You can pick a popular song which was not part of our Übung if you analyse it in relation to the Key Concept: Identity<br>
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You have access to the scholarly discourse on the material from the Übung through the MLA database.
 
You have access to the scholarly discourse on the material from the Übung through the MLA database.
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==Session Thirteen, July 04/05: Recap in Preparation for Written Test / Course Evaluation ==
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In preparation for the recap meeting, please review the handouts ''Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Graphic Novels and Comics'' and ''Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Film'' and ''Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Culture / Media / Identity / Discourse''.
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Please note: The BM7 module consists of

  • a seminar ("Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the previous winter term),
  • a tutorial ("Research Methods", 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).

If you have already completed parts, but not the entire Basismodul in literary and/or cultural studies in previous semesters, please contact Michaela Koch.

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: Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts

  • 3.02.030 - Anton Kirchhofer, Martin Butler - Tue, 12:00-14:00, biweekly, A11 1-101 (Hörsaal B)


Course: Key Concepts in Cultural Studies

Both the lecture and the courses are part of the Basismodul 7 and focus on key concepts in cultural studies and techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing culture. The VL/Ü Key Concepts of Cultural Studies consists of 6 lectures on "Historical Backgrounds and Critical Concepts" and 13 courses/Übungen on "Key Concepts of Cultural Studies".

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.

Course work: You will be asked to complete a Written Test (Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014, 10:00-12:00, A14 Hörsaal 1 und 2), and produce a Research Paper Outline (2 pages, due on Aug 15). For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and 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). The RPO is to be formatted according to the style sheet.


Two useful links for all assignments:


Session One, April 04/05: Working With Key Concepts in Cultural Studies I

Welcome

Preliminaries and General Course Information.

Analytical Tools

Further Reading

Session Two, April 11/12: Working with Key Concepts in Cultural Studies II

Analytical Tools

Further Reading

Session Three, April 18/19: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative I

Primary Material

  • Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Four, April 25/26: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative II

Primary Material

  • Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.

Secondary Material

  • Smith, Valerie. "Form and Ideology in Three Slave Narratives." Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1987. 9-43. Reprinted in: Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. 222-36. Print.

Analytical Tools

Session Five, May 02/03: Analyzing Print Media: Slave Narrative III

Primary Material

  • Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.

Secondary Material

  • Accomando, Christina. "'The Laws Were Laid Down to Me Anew': Harriet Jacobs and the Reframing of Legal Fictions" African American Review 32.2 (1998): 229-44. Reprinted in: Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Eds. Nellie Y. McKay and Frances Smith Foster. New York: Norton, 2001. 365-85. Print.

Analytical Tools

    ASSIGNMENT I, due: Monday, May 16, 2013

Session Six, May 16/17: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel I

Primary Material

Secondary Material

  • Spiegelman,Art. "Introduction." In the Shadow of No Towers. New York: Pantheon, 2004.

Analytical Tools

Session Seven, May 23/24: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel II

Primary Material

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Eight, May 30/31: Analyzing Visual Media: Graphic Novel III

Primary Material

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

    ASSIGNMENT II, due: Monday, June 03, 2013

Session Nine, June 06/07: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film I

Primary Material

  • Breakfast on Pluto. Dir. Neil Jordan. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Ten, June 13/14: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film II

Primary Material

  • Breakfast on Pluto. Dir. Neil Jordan. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

Session Eleven, June 20/21: Analyzing Audiovisual Media: Film III

Primary Material

  • Breakfast on Pluto. Dir. Neil Jordan. 2005. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. DVD.

Secondary Material

Analytical Tools

    ASSIGNMENT III, due: Monday, June 24, 2013

Session Twelve, June 27/28: Presentation and Discussion of RPOs

Skills and Activities

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

     [BM7 - Introduction to Litertary and Cultural Studies - Research Paper Outline (due on Aug 15)]

Guidelines for finding your RPO topic:

1. Your RPO topic needs to be related to at least one of the four key concepts: identity, media, discourse, culture
2. As the material basis for your analysis you will need to pick material from the Übungen: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, In the Shadow of No Towers, Breakfast on Pluto

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

Session Thirteen, July 04/05: Recap in Preparation for Written Test / Course Evaluation

In preparation for the recap meeting, please review the handouts Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Graphic Novels and Comics and Conceptual Tools for the Analysis of Film and Key Concepts in Cultural Studies: Culture / Media / Identity / Discourse.

    WRITTEN TEST: Saturday, July 06, 2013, 10:00-12:00, A14 Hörsaal 1 und 2