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| LGER0044-1 | US literature and civilisation
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Michel Delville |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : | The Genres of American Popular Culture
This seminar will be organized around a series of sessions centered on specific genres across selected popular media, including literature, film and television. The class will highlight their importance in the cultural history of the United States and reveal their explicit and implicit meanings with the help of critical essays by prominent critical theorists such as Fredric Jameson, Umberto Eco, Laura Mulvey, Jean Baudrillard, and Greil Marcus. Topics and works will include science fiction, the hardboiled thriller, romance fiction, comics, popular music, comedy, TV sitcoms, Star Trek, Madonna, Twin Peaks and Desperate Housewives. |
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| Organization : | 2nd semester
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | Texts and screenings: tba |
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| Assessment : | - written paper + oral exam |
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| Contacts : | Michel DELVILLE, professeur ordinaire
Département de Langues et littératures germaniques
pl. Cockerill, 3
4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 56 69
E-mail mdelville@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat
Mme. Martine Delavignette
Tél. 04 366 53 96 |
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