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BLM A31 - Popular culture and art in the Americas*

Faculty
Ray Haberski
Course Coordinator
Merete Borch
Prerequisite/progression of the course
Students are advised to have taken history and politics courses similar to the ones offered in previous semesters in the American Studies programme (covering both the US and Latin America)
Aim of the course
The aim of this course is to introduce the concept of ‘popular culture’, relate it to other forms of artistic and aesthetic production and analyze how different forms of art and popular culture can be perceived as expressions of identities and forms of consciousness in the US and Latin America.
Course content, structure and teaching
The course includes an introduction to the concept of popular culture, which is at the same time related to other forms of artistic and aesthetic production. Theoretical approaches to and discussions of the concept are included to a certain extent. The main content of the course will be a study of a number of specific themes, including analyses of how concrete forms of aesthetic expression – such as film, TV, music and literature – are created in specific social and cultural contexts.
Teaching methods
Class teaching, student presentations and group work. Net-based teaching is used to the greatest extent possible.
All the teaching is in English
Examination
Take-home paper (6-8 pages) which has to be handed in two weeks after the end of classes (hand-in date will be printed in the exam plan).
Course literature
  • A reading list will be available at semester start
  • Further reading, appropriate weblinks and discussion questions for each class are posted on SiteScape, the CBS intranet system

Last updated by The International Office 02/09/2010