American Culture Studies 340-AS2-2KA
The course is designed to develop the ability to analyze and interpret the products of American culture (film, music, poetry, and prose from news reporting to narratives to fiction). It will provide the basic terminology and vocabulary essential for discussion and analysis. material will span from the 18th century to the present, providing historical context and perspective by examining period documents and original texts, as well as contemporary commentary on the same. major currents of American thinking (attitudes toward religion, race, social and political responsibility,, etc) will provide the backdrop for historical examination.
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Assessment criteria
Final written exam with a selection of open ended questions concerning the lecture topics.
Bibliography
1. Highbrow, Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy In America, by Lawrence Levine, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1988
2. A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory, ed. Michael Payne, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 1996.
3. Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988
4. The American Tradition in Literature, Volumes 1 and 2, ed S. Bradley et al, New York: Random House, 1981.
5. The College Anthology of American Literature, ed. by Zygmunt Mazur, Kraków: Universitas 1998.
A People and a Nation. Vol. 1 & 2. Ed. By M.B. Norton et al, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1986
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Term 2022:
1. Highbrow, Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy In America, by Lawrence Levine, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1988 |
Term 2023:
1. Highbrow, Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy In America, by Lawrence Levine, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1988 |
Term 2024:
1. Highbrow, Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy In America, by Lawrence Levine, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1988 |
Notes
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Term 2022:
Final written exam with a selection of open ended questions concerning the lecture topics. |
Term 2023:
Final written exam with a selection of open ended questions concerning the lecture topics. |
Term 2024:
Final written exam with a selection of open ended questions concerning the lecture topics. |
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