Theorizing Culture
Martin Lüthe
Kommentar
The object of this seminar is to introduce students to theories of culture(s) or cultural theory. With theories of culture abounding, we will only be able to discuss a selection of canonized texts. These texts will – hopefully – help to enhance our understanding of how we have come to theorize culture(s) in the field of North American studies (and literary and cultural studies, specifically). We will also make use of an introduction to North American cultural studies, which will help us to contextualize our theoretical texts. Furthermore, we will tackle various angles of how we make meaning of and through culture and how culture informs related fields of inquiry, such as, for example, media studies, philosophy, and sociology.
Requirements and class mechanics:
Participation credit requires regular and active attendance and a written response to reading assignments for a total of eight sessions.
Full credit requires all of the above and an in-class exam.
Participation in class and reading responses will be ungraded.
12 Termine
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