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), anthropocene (Ribac), hyperpop (Ackermann).
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. From the second class onwards, during the first half hour, students will give a presentation on the reading assigned for the session (see 'assessment methods and criteria' below). The course instructor will then comment on, correct and continue the discussion on the text presented.
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.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
ACKERMANN, Julie, Hyperpop. La pop au temps du capitalisme numérique, Lyon, Façonnage Éditions, 2024, 150 p.
ADORNO, Theodor W., HORKHEIMER, Max, Kulturindustrie, Paris, Allia, 2012.
APPADURAI, Arjun (dir.). « Introduction : Commodities and the politics of value », dans The Social Life of Things : Commodities in Cultural Perspective. Cambridge, New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986, p. 3-63.
BECKER, Howard, « Chapitre 1. Mondes de l'art et activités collectives », dansLes Mondes de l'Art, Paris, Flammarion, 1988, p. 27-63.
BENJAMIN, Walter, L'œuvre d'art à l'époque de sa reproductibilité technique, version de 1939. Paris, Folio Plus, 2008.
BHABHA, Homi, Les lieux de la culture : une théorie post-coloniale, Paris : Payot, 2007. (la conclusion).
BOURDIEU, Pierre et DARBEL, Alain, « Les conditions sociales de la pratique culturelle », L'amour de l'art : Les musées et leur public, Paris, Les Éditions de Minuit, coll. « Le sens commun », 1966, p. 33-66.
HOGGART, Richard, « Conclusion », dans La Culture du Pauvre, Paris, Les Editions de Minuit, 1970 (1957 pour la version originale), p. 379-401.
JAMESON, Frederic, Le postmodernisme ou la logique culturelle du capitalisme tardif, Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, 2011 (édition originale, 1991), p. 33-83.
LATOUR, Bruno, « Première Lettre », dans Cogitamus : Six lettres sur les humanités scientifiques, Paris : La découverte, 2014, p. 9-36.
MOHANTY, Chandra Talpade, « Sous les yeux de l'Occident : recherches féministes et discours coloniaux ». Genre, postcolonialisme et diversité de mouvements de femmes, edited by Christine Verschuur, translated by Emmanuelle Chauvet, Graduate Institute Publications, 2010, p. 171-202.
RIBAC, François, « Et si on "démanagérisait" plutôt la culture ? », Nectart, 18(1), 2024, p. 104-114.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written exam
Written work / report
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
1/ Oral presentation by group in the form of a collective assignment supported by a PowerPoint presentation, which must be uploaded to eCampus after the presentation. The presentation should last approximately 30 minutes and consist of 1) a brief biography of the author, 2) a summary of the text in question, and 3) a critical analysis of the text. Students are assessed on the quality of the presentation: understanding and summary of the text, clarity, structure of the presentation and oral expression, explanation and communication of important concepts and ideas. This presentation accounts for 50% of the final mark.
2/ Written work based on the analysis in 3500 signs of a "cultural product" chosen by the student (video game, 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. This assignment accounts for 50% of the final mark.
Participation in the course will be rewarded with the opportunity to improve the mark obtained for the presentation, according to the following scale:
- Attendance at fewer than 7 classes: -1
- Attendance at 7, 8 or 9 classes: 0
- Attendance at 10, 11 or 12 classes: +1
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Christophe Pirenne cpirenne@uliege.be
Chloé Violle cviolle@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.