IMCS1018 Popular Culture (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Theories of popular culture, popular forms, genres, identity and representation, social constructivism
Completion methods
Lectures, discussions, learning assignments
Learning outcomes
On completing the course, the student
- is able to define central concepts of popular culture studies
- understands the position and significance of popular culture in contemporary societies and the engagement of popular culture in commerciality
- can analyse phenomena of popular culture and recognize its roles and functions in different social and cultural contexts.
- is able to define central concepts of popular culture studies
- understands the position and significance of popular culture in contemporary societies and the engagement of popular culture in commerciality
- can analyse phenomena of popular culture and recognize its roles and functions in different social and cultural contexts.
Additional information
Timing: 2nd year
Literature
- Other literature as specified by the teacher
- Kress, Gunther & Theo van Leeuwen: Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design. 1996. (parts)
- Sturken, Marita & Lisa Cartwright: Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture. 2009. (parts)
- Storey, John: Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction. 2015.
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Unpublished assessment item