Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course consists of a set of readings illustrating the main cultural theories forged to analyze the cultural productions of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To develop the capacity to analyze cultural productions from perspectives that take into account both the cultural text and the context of its emergence.
Master some of the analytical concepts developed over the last century: mechanical reproduction (Benjamin), cultural industries (Adorno, Horkheimer), cultural studies (Hoggart), distinction, habitus, field (Bourdieu), postmodernism (Jameson), postcolonial studies (Bhabha), sociology of art (Becker), actor-network (Latour).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
It is preferable to have taken the Introduction to Cultural Policies course (Bac 1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course takes the form of a seminar. During the first hour, students describe and comment on the reading scheduled for the session. The second hour consists of a synthesis of these opinions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Depending on the circumstances, the course will take place at a distance, in the presence of the students or in a co-modal way.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Depending on the evolution of the situation, the evaluation may be limited to the submission of written work only. If circumstances permit, there will be an oral portion to discuss the written work.
Recommended or required readings
Not available.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written work based on the analysis in 3500 signs of a "cultural product" chosen by the student (concert, play, exhibition, book, film...).
The analysis must include a descriptive part and an analysis of the mode(s) of production of the work in question with reference to the theories considered during the course.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Not available.