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Approaches to U.S. Popular Culture Studies
DozentIn: Hannah Erk
Veranstaltungstyp: Seminar
Ort: 41/E08
Zeiten: Do. 16:00 - 18:00 (wöchentlich)
Beschreibung: Popular culture has become as buzzword in recent years that has spread across the globe. From Star Wars and super hero movies, to extensive and lavishly produced TV shows, or YouTube videos series intended for a very specific audience, American popular culture is ever present in most of the Western world and beyond. In this course, we will look at a variety of examples of American popular culture and attempt to discuss them from a variety of different perspectives. In order to be able to do that, we will learn about several theories of popular culture and review a wide range of approaches that may be used in order to better understand a given piece of popular culture.
Please note that this course ends in May and, thus, each session will be 180 minutes (plus break) long! This also meany that the deadline for the paper will be August 31st.
This is an American Studies course and shares requirements and guidelines with all other American Studies courses taught at IfAA. The "American Studies Tool Kit" in the Stud.IP Documents section outlines these requirements and guidelines. Please see the “Guidelines for Seminar Papers” for information on the formal requirements for the final paper and “How to Write a Draft Introduction” for the specific requirements for the draft introduction. The “Abbreviations Key” and “Grading Rubric” are used in the grading and feedback process and will enable you to better judge your own paper even before handing it in. Finally, the "Syllabus" is your guide to the semester and should contain all essential information about the course specifically. If in doubt, please ask your instructor about specific requirements for each course.
