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Popular Culture and the Modern Public Sphere in the United States

ANG-V1 (CULTURAL STUDIES); ANG-V1_v1 (CULTURAL STUDIES); ANG-I; FWBB
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Beschreibung

It is quite evident that the terms ‘public’ and ‘popular’ are both connected with the people, and yet the conceptions of the public sphere and popular culture are demarcated very differently. In order to understand the dynamic nature of the public sphere, recent scholarly literature has developed an array of concepts, which delineate its historical development, such as, the spatial public, the media public, the networked public, and the alternative publics (Thérèse F. Tierney, The Public Space of Social Media). This course in American Studies intends to explore the relationship between popular culture and the public sphere as it has evolved in the United States.
In order to take and enjoy this class, you should be willing to read, analyze, and discuss theoretical and analytical texts. Please note that this course can only be taken as a Cultural Studies [Kulturwissenschaft] course and is not being offered under Literary Studies. Moreover, this seminar is recommended for fourth and fifth semester students of American Studies, since it builds upon students’ awareness and understanding of the basic tools and concepts of cultural studies.
As part of your assigned work in this online seminar, you (i.e., all the course participants) would need to carefully prepare the reading(s) allotted for a session, develop points of discussion, either respond to the reading via annotations on Google Docs or respond to keywords and/or questions in wikis set up for the purpose. If you have queries or doubts, they should also be added to the digital, collaborative tools. The due dates for your contributions will be indicated in individual wikis/Google Docs. Pursuant to your interaction and work on the wikis, we will conduct weekly video conferences, which will be led by the expert groups.
We will review our progress, revisit and amend the course schedule, our strategies of online interaction as well as the seminar contents on a periodic basis. Readings will be made available in a “Readings” folder via links or as pdfs under the “Files” tab.
This course shares requirements and guidelines with all other American Studies courses taught at IfAA. The “American Studies Tool Kit” in the Stud.IP “Files” section outlines these requirements and guidelines. Please see the “Guidelines for Seminar Papers” for information on the formal requirements for the final paper. The “Abbreviations Key” and “Grading Rubric” are used in the grading and feedback process and will enable you to better judge your own paper even before handing it in. Please check the course webpages on Stud.IP regularly for updates announcements, and changes.
Prerequisites for participation: B1 module

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Ort: nicht angegeben
Zeiten: Mo. 12:00 - 14:00 (wöchentlich)
Erster Termin: Montag, 19.10.2020 12:00 - 14:00
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar (Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen)

Studienbereiche

  • Veranstaltungen > Europäische Studien > Bachelor-Studiengang > Nebenfach Kulturwissenschaft / Anglistik
  • Veranstaltungen > Anglistik; Englisch > Kulturwissenschaft > Bachelor
  • Courses in English > Language and Literary Studies
  • Veranstaltungen > Anglistik; Englisch > Literaturwissenschaft > Bachelor