Courses
Course title:
Selected Chapters from British and/or American Literature 3
Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Department:
Department of English and American Studies
Course code:
Credits:
5
Semester:
Winter
Level of study:
Mgr.
Format of study:
Seminar 2 [Hours/Week]
Name of the lecturer:
Language:
English
ISCED F broad:
Arts and humanities
Annotation:
This course examines examines literary controversies and the "cultural politics" of the United States. Topics include:
- the origins and emergence of distinctive regional and ethnic cultures;
- the role of cultural production in fostering national identity;
- changing cultural and artistic styles over the course of US history;
- cultural hierarchies and categories of taste and judgment;
- the influence of ethnic styles, arts and subcultures on the cultural mainstream;
- "countercultures" and challenges to prevailing cultural authority;
- "culture wars" past and present;
- controversies and "moral panics" associated with cultural change, including the rise of new media.
